The Importance Of Being Trivial

Author : Mark Mason
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1407007408
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Trivial written by Mark Mason and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-09-12 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're intrigued by the fact that Jack the Ripper was left-handed, or that Heinz ketchup flows at 0.7 miles per day - and, more importantly, intrigued by why you're intrigued - then this book is required reading. Convinced that our love of trivia must reveal something truly important about us, Mark Mason sets out to discover what that something is. And, in the process, he asks the fundamental questions that keep all trivialists awake at night: Why is it so difficult to forget that Keith Richards was a choirboy at the Queen's coronation when it's so hard to remember what we did last Thursday? Are men more obsessed with trivia than women? Can it be proved that house flies hum in the key of F? Can anything ever really be proved? And the biggest question of them all: is there a perfect fact, and if so what is it?

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : First Avenue Editions ™
ISBN 13 : 1467756547
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by First Avenue Editions ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's free to become Earnest and live a different lifestyle. In London, his best friend, Algernon, begins to suspect Earnest is leading a double life. Earnest confesses that his real name is Jack and admits the ruse has become tricky as two women have become enchanted with the idea of marrying Earnest. On a whim, Algernon also pretends to be Earnest and encounters the two women as they meet at the estate. With two Earnests who aren't really earnest and two women in love with little more than a name, this play is a classic comedy of errors. This is an unabridged version of Oscar Wilde's English play, first published in 1899.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0380012774
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produed, as well as the full test 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.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 2382744650
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Some contemporary reviews praised the play's humour and the culmination of Wilde's artistic career, while others were cautious about its lack of social messages. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play. The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Their feud came to a climax in court when Wilde sued for libel. The proceedings provided enough evidence for his arrest, trial and conviction on charges of gross indecency. Wilde's homosexuality was revealed to the Victorian public and he was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour. Despite the play's early success, Wilde's notoriety caused the play to be closed after 86 performances. After his release from prison, he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no more comic or dramatic works.

Author : Charles Osborne
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312261772
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Charles Osborne and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel from original play. Comedy of manners.

Author : John Batterson Stetson (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oscar Wilde Collection of John B. Stetson, Jr written by John Batterson Stetson (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1232 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sale Catalogues written by American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : anboco
ISBN 13 : 3736418043
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People written by Oscar Wilde and published by anboco. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.