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  • The Importance of Being Earnest

  • A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
  • Written by: Oscar Wilde
  • Narrated by: Michael Ward
  • Length: 1 hr and 58 mins

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Written by: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Michael Ward
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A classic comedy by the great Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest is his short farce consisting of numerous noms de plume, a case of mistaken identity, an identity left in a case by mistake, and the mistake of revealing ones identity in the presence of a previous employer, which may result post-script in a case for Scotland Yard.

Or to put much more simply, of Jack and his attempts to woo Gwendolyn, his would-be bride... even if she does seem to think his name is Earnest.

Performed by Michael Ward, with a companion edition available on Kindle.

Public Domain (P)2017 Michael Ward

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