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A Woman of No Importance
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By Oscar Wilde 25 Jun, 2019
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A Woman of No Importance" like Wilde other society plays, satirizes English upper class society. Mrs. Arbuthnot is an abstinent middle-aged woman with a grown son Gerald, born out of wedlock when she was an artless young maiden and left in the l ... Read more
A Woman of No Importance" like Wilde other society plays, satirizes English upper class society. Mrs. Arbuthnot is an abstinent middle-aged woman with a grown son Gerald, born out of wedlock when she was an artless young maiden and left in the lurch by her heartless lover. That man has since inherited money and a title to become Lord Illingworth, a popular figure in British upper class circles. Unaware that Gerald is his son, Lord Illingworth has taken a fancy to him and offered him a prestigious position that will advance the young man’s career and likely transform his life. When she learns about this, Mrs. Arbuthnot begs Gerald not to accept, but will not explain why, for fear of exposing the shame of her youth. Less
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  • 2020-03-10
  • English
  • 978-1466223714
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Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popu...
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