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The Picture Of Dorian Gray And The Importance Of Being Earnest 2 Books. Weight: 0.59 lbs. Number of Pages: 162. Publication Date: 2016-10-13. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The Picture Of Dorian Gray And The Importance Of Being Earnest 2 Books ISBN13: 9781539482116 ISBN10: 1539482111 Author: Wilde, Oscar (Author) Description: (This is a RePrint) - Book One: The Picture Of Dorian Gray Is A Philosophical Novel By Oscar Wilde, First Published Complete In The July 1890 Issue Of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine The Magazine's Editor Feared The Story Was Indecent, And Without Wilde's Knowledge, Deleted Roughly Five Hundred Words Before Publication Despite That Censorship, The Picture Of Dorian Gray Offended The Moral Sensibilities Of British Book Reviewers, Some Of Whom Said That Oscar Wilde Merited Prosecution For Violating The Laws Guarding The Public Morality In Response, Wilde Aggressively Defended His Novel And Art In Correspondence With The British Press, Although He Personally Made Excisions Of Some Of The Most Controversial Material When Revising And Lengthening The Story For Book Publication The Following Year Book Two The Importance Of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy For Serious People Is A Play By Oscar Wilde First Performed On 14 February 1895 At The St James's Theatre In London, It Is A Farcical Comedy In Which The Protagonists Maintain Fictitious Person To Escape Burdensome Social Obligations Working Within The Social Conventions Of Late Victorian London, The Play's Major Themes Are The Triviality With Which It Treats Institutions As Serious As Marriage, And The Resulting Satire Of Victorian Ways Contemporary Reviews All Praised The Play's Humour, Though Some Were Cautious About Its Explicit Lack Of Social Messages, While Others Foresaw The Modern Consensus That It Was The Culmination Of Wilde's Artistic Career So Far Its High Farce And Witty Dialogue Have Helped Make The Importance Of Being Earnest Wilde's Most Enduringly Popular Play Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2016-10-13 Weight: 0.59 lbs Dimensions: 0.35'' H x 9.61'' L x 6.69'' W Number of Pages: 162 Language: English