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An Ideal Husband

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An Ideal Husband, by Wilde, Oscar - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - An Ideal Husband is Wilde, Oscar's comedy of enemies, friends, and the secrets that catch up to us sooner or later. Sir Robert Chiltern is a wealthy, respected Member of Parliament, and host of a Grosvenor Square dinner party. Unfortunately, dinner guest Mrs. Chevely knows how he got his money, and she doesn't like the Chilterns. Can Sir Robert survive a blackmail attempt with his career and marriage intact? First produced in 1895, An Ideal Husband is both a Victorian comedy of manners and a timeless poke at human frailty. A play that exemplifies why Wilde is considered one of the best writers of dialogue in the English language.

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Language
English
Released
2008
Pages
132
ISBN10
1605121983
ISBN13
9781605121987
Series
First published
1895
Original title
An Ideal Husband
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An Ideal Husband, by Wilde, Oscar - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - An Ideal Husband is Wilde, Oscar's comedy of enemies, friends, and the secrets that catch up to us sooner or later. Sir Robert Chiltern is a wealthy, respected Member of Parliament, and host of a Grosvenor Square dinner party. Unfortunately, dinner guest Mrs. Chevely knows how he got his money, and she doesn't like the Chilterns. Can Sir Robert survive a blackmail attempt with his career and marriage intact? First produced in 1895, An Ideal Husband is both a Victorian comedy of manners and a timeless poke at human frailty. A play that exemplifies why Wilde is considered one of the best writers of dialogue in the English language.