The Importance of Being Earnest

by Oscar Wilde

Published 14 February 1895
A deliciously airily irresponsible comedy. Such is the "The Importance Of Being Earnest," the most personally characteristic expression of Wilde's art, and the last of the dramatic productions written under his own name. The dialogue has all the sparkle of bubbles from a gushing spring, and is brimful of...Read more

An Ideal Husband

by Oscar Wilde

Published 1 January 1895
When Sir Robert Chiltern is threatened with blackmail and the ruin of his political career, his only escape is to turn the tables on the blackmailer. This play blends farce and morality to explore human frailty and social hypocrisy.