A Woman of No Importance: A Quick Read edition
EAN13
9782385820473
Éditeur
Quick Read
Date de publication
Langue
anglais
Fiches UNIMARC
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A Woman of No Importance: A Quick Read edition

Quick Read

Livre numérique

  • Aide EAN13 : 9782385820473
    • Fichier EPUB, libre d'utilisation
    • Fichier Mobipocket, libre d'utilisation
    • Lecture en ligne, lecture en ligne
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 3 minutes

"A Woman of No Importance" is a play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes English
upper-class society. It was first performed in 1893 and has been revived
several times since then. The play revolves around a party at Lady
Hunstanton's estate, where the guests engage in social gossip and small talk.
The plot unfolds as Lord Illingworth, a powerful political figure, offers a
young man named Gerald Arbuthnot a job as his secretary. It is revealed that
Gerald is the illegitimate child of Mrs. Arbuthnot and Lord Illingworth,
causing tension and conflict. In the end, Mrs. Arbuthnot refuses to marry Lord
Illingworth and chooses to prioritize her relationship with her son. The play
received mixed reviews upon its release and is considered one of Wilde's
weaker works. It has been adapted for film and television multiple times.
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