Lady Windermere's Fan

by Oscar Wilde

Overview

When Lady Windermere begins to suspect her husband of infidelity, she confronts him, accusing him of having an affair with a woman known as Mrs. Erlynne. Lord Windermere denies her accusations, but the true identity of Mrs. Erlynne is even more shocking than Lady Windermere expects.

Lady Windermere’s Fan has become one of Oscar Wilde’s most well-known plays, and is the origin of the famous literary quote, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” It has been adapted several times for film, most recently for the 2009 film A Good Woman, starring Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781443442510
Publisher:	HarperCollins Canada
Publication date:	11/25/2014
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	204 KB

About the Author

Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874

Table of Contents

Contents
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV

Editorial Reviews

Dover goes Wilde with these two fine additions to its line of bargain titles. Lady Windermere is a typical Wilde farce; the latter volume is simply a collection of his best lines.

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