{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-other-plays-9781509827848","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest \u0026 Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe four great comedies of Oscar Wilde, \u003ci\u003eLady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e, were all written at the height of the controversial Irish author's powers in his last, doomed decade, the 1890s. They remain among the most-loved, and most-quoted, of all drama in the English language. Along with \u003ci\u003eSalome\u003c\/i\u003e, his darkly decadent dramatization of the Bible story, these immortal plays have continued to pack theatres to this day, and have been adapted for every kind of media. The plays were originally published in book form at Wilde's own insistence, the better to spread his genius wide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, with an afterword by Ned Halley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MacMillan Collector's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509827848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 3.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e79335 \/ Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oscar Wilde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917240799413,"sku":"9781509827848","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_900d564f-a255-4cda-895d-836ec8111016.jpg?v=1687280433","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-other-plays-9781509827848","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}