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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.…
Details
- AuthorOscar Wilde
- SourceProject Gutenberg #844
- Length19,966 words · 1h 20m of reading
- 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.
- 01THE PERSONS IN THE PLAY
- 02February 14th, 1895
- 03SCENE
- 04SCENE
- 05SCENE
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