The Importance of Being Earnest (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Importance of Being Earnest 3 weeks ago.

• The Importance of Being Earnest is an important play by Oscar Wilde, and is a comedy of manners that discusses the serious of society. Set in late Victorian England, the story is about the main charachter, John Worthing's, ficticious brother Ernest, which is the main source of the comedy in this work. This is an important play for those are fans of comedy plays and of course the works of Oscar Wilde.

Kevin approved Timothy Gray’s request to change the title of The Importance of Being Earnest Saturday, October 31 2009.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Importance of Being Earnest Thursday, October 1 2009.

• Removed a contributor: Charles Osborne: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Importance of Being Earnest Thursday, October 1 2009.

• Removed a contributor: Charles Osborne: (Primary Author)

Kevin approved 85% of ’s request to combine 7 books, including The Importance of Being Earnest, Thursday, September 24 2009. (show what wasn’t approved) (hide what wasn’t approved)

submitted a request to combine 7 books, including The Importance of Being Earnest, Thursday, September 24 2009.

Shelfari edited the quotations of The Importance of Being Earnest Saturday, September 12 2009.

• Added a quotation: “The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility.”
• Added a quotation: “To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”Lady Bracknell
• Added a quotation: “If I am occasionally a little over-dressed, I make up for it by always being immensely over-educated.”Algernon
• Added a quotation: “Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs. One must eat muffins quite calmly, it is the only way to eat them.”Algernon
• Added a quotation: “Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can’t get into it do that.”Lady Bracknell
• Added a quotation: “Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.”Lady Bracknell

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Importance of Being Earnest Saturday, September 12 2009.

• Scene. Morning-room in ALGERNON's flat in Half-Moon Street.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Importance of Being Earnest Saturday, September 12 2009.

• Added a contributor: Charles Osborne: (Primary Author)