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The Importance of Being Earnest

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John Worthing, J.P.: Mr. George Alexander. Algernon Moncrieff: Mr. Allen Aynesworth. Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.: Mr. H. H. Vincent. Merriman: Mr. Frank Dyall. Lane: Mr. F. Kinsey Peile. Lady Bracknell: Miss Rose Leclercq. Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax: Miss Irene Vanbrugh. Cecily Cardew: Miss Evelyn Millard. Miss Prism: Mrs. George Canninge.…

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  • AuthorOscar Wilde
  • SourceProject Gutenberg #844
  • Length19,839 words
  • Chapters5
  • DictionaryIncluded
  • CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
  • Source checked2026-08-04

Contents

5 chapters

Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.

  1. 01THE PERSONS IN THE PLAY
  2. 02February 14th, 1895
  3. 03SCENE
  4. 04SCENE
  5. 05SCENE

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