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Description edit
Wilde’s scintillating drawing-room comedy revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, and a formidable femme fatale exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the action of the play at a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mrs. Cheveley: Lady Chiltern's former schoolmate
- Robert Chiltern: Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs
- Mabel Chiltern: Sir Robert Chiltern's sister
- Lord Caversham: father of Lord Goring
- Lady Markby: a friend of the Chilterns'
- Lady Gertrude Chiltern: wife to Sir Robert Chiltern
- Mrs. Marchmont: a friend of the Chilterns'
- Lord Arthur Goring: Lord Caversham's son and friend of Robert Chiltern
- Phipps: butler to Lord Goring
- Mr. Montford: secretary to Sir Robert
- Tommy Trafford: secretary to Sir Robert
First Sentence edit
The room is brilliantly lighted and full of guests.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Oscar Wilde (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1895
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 144
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1895
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 144
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR5818 .I2 1895
- Dewey: 828'.8
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics › Wilde, Oscar
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Drama › Playwrights, A-Z › ( W ) › Wilde, Oscar
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( W ) › Wilde, Oscar
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Parodies
- Books › Arts & Photography › Performing Arts › Theater › Playwriting
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Drama › British & Irish › 19th Century
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Movie Connections edit
- An Ideal Husband (1947) (IMDb): Starring Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams, and Glynis Johns
- An Ideal Husband (1999) (IMDb): Staring Cate Blanchett, Rupert Everett, Jeremy Northam, Julianne Moore, and Minnie Driver
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