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The Importance of Being Earnest

By: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
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 In this classic 19th century comedy of manners, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrief masquerade under the name of Earnest in order to win the love of Gwendolyn and Cecily. But first they must match wits with the inimitable Lady Bracknell!©2009 Audio Book Contractors, Inc. (P)2009 Audio Book Contractors, Inc. Classics
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This play, when looked at in the time it originally was performed, must have indeed caused a stir in higher society, as it ridicules all the things the Ton holds near.
However, it is very entertaining, to today's audiences, in the puns it so subtlety delivers.

A timeless classic, that still can gain laughs.

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RIP words, phrases, sentences. All dead on delivery.
The cane toads in my backyard have better Upper Class English accents.

Christopher Hurt it.

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