{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest: And Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Oscar Wilde\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Book Club Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOscar Wilde created his final and most lasting play, comic masterpieces of all time, \u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1895. Considered one of his greatest, \u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e is a farce, playing with love, religion, and truth as it tells the tale of two men. Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who bend the truth in order to add excitement to their lives. Jack invents an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull country home and gallivant in town. Meanwhile, Algernon follows Jack's scam, but his imaginary friend, Bumbury, provides a convenient method of adventuring in the country. However, their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits. Hailed as the first modern comedy in England, \u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e is Wilde's most famous work. This collection also features two other plays that Wilde penned earlier in his career, \u003cem\u003eLady Windermere's Fan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn Ideal Husband\u003c\/em\u003e, that also display his ability to convey warmth and wit through his hilarious characters and their outlandish situations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Modern Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ June 8, 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition ‏ : ‎ Modern Library Paperback Ed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0812967143\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0812967142\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.59\" x 7.99\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67824398827753,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/7954\/6699\/files\/Theimportanceofbeingearnest.jpg?v=1793469787","url":"https:\/\/okcmoastore.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays","provider":"OKCMOA STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}