{"product_id":"an-ideal-husband-oscar-wilde-9781494976163","title":"An Ideal Husband","description":"An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in \"the present\", and takes place over the course of twenty-four hours. \"Sooner or later,\" Wilde notes, \"we shall all have to pay for what we do.\" But he adds that, \"No one should be entirely judged by their past.\" Together with The Importance of Being Earnest, it is often considered Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. After Earnest it is his most popularly produced play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reception \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The play proved extremely popular in its original run, lasting over a hundred performances. Critics also lauded Wilde's balance of a multitude of theatrical elements within the play. George Bernard Shaw praised the play saying \"Mr. Wilde is to me our only thorough Playwright. He plays with everything; with wit, with philosophy, with drama, with actors and audience, with the whole theatre.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1494976161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781494976163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.27d","brand":"Oscar Wilde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439435002111,"sku":"9781494976163","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a4d7faf-3a87-4df4-9334-82abd22718c3.jpg?v=1777177609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-ideal-husband-oscar-wilde-9781494976163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}