The Importance of Being Earnest

Version: Abridged
Author: Oscar Wilde
Narrator: Sir John Gielgud , Edith Evans
Genres: Fiction, Literature, Classics
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Published In: March 2005
# of Units: 2 CDs
Length: 2 hours
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Overview

This is one of the great recordings of a great play. John Gielgud stars as Earnest and Edith Evans gives her indomitable performance as Lady Bracknell in this classic radio recording from 1951. Performance styles may have changed, but this is an unmatched production bearing all the hallmarks of outstanding audio drama featuring some of the finest actors of the 20th century. Also included are two collections of poetry readings by John Gielgud and Edith Evans.

Author Details

Author Details

Wilde, Oscar

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".