The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
“Double lives, secret identities, and the high price of being Ernest.”
In this masterpiece of Victorian wit, two bachelor friends create fictional personas to escape social obligations, only to find themselves entangled in a web of hilarious romantic deceptions. As their double lives collide in a whirlwind of sharp-tongued banter and high-society chaos, they must navigate the absurdity of love and mistaken identity.
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