{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-oscar-wilde-9780380012770","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe full text of Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and warmth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It is exquisitely trivial, a delicate bubble of fancy and it has its philosophy; that we should treat all trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.\" -Oscar Wilde\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0380012774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780380012770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.46d","brand":"Oscar Wilde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051738984703,"sku":"9780380012770","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ad0d486-a273-49e7-b233-7be84eb143c1.jpg?v=1685014887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-oscar-wilde-9780380012770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}