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finished reading The importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde (Prestwick House literary touchstone classics)

Oscar Wilde: The importance of being earnest (2006, Prestwick House) 4 stars

"Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack …

An enjoyable enough comedy of manners, in the more openly transactional society of late 1800s England. Covers similar territory to Lady Windermere's Fan. Both show how people try to balance "respectability" with "influence" and "interest". Not really my cup of tea, to be honest.