Author: Oscar Wilde
Year: 1893
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Classic, Free books, Humor, Romance, Play
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9780486414232
9781499628296
048641423X
1499628293 |
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From the publisher (source: The Internet Book List):
An Ideal Husband revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards - providing, along the way, a wry commentary on the rarity of politicians who can claim to be ethically pure. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, an overbearing father, and a formidable femme fatale continually exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the play moving at a lively pace.
Like most of Wilde's plays, the scintillating drawing-room comedy is wise, well-constructed and deeply satisfying. An instant success at its 1895 debut, the play continues to delight audiences over one hundred years later. An Ideal Husband is a must-read for Wilde fans, students of English literature, and anyone delighted by wit, urbanity and timeless sophistication.
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