The Importance of Being Earnest (version 2)

Written by Oscar Wilde

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day.

In Wilde’s classic play The Importance of Being Earnest, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff discover the perils of love, assumed identities, and telling the truth. (Summary by Toby Paradis and Wikipedia)

LibriVox cast:
John Worthing, J.P. - Hans-Stefan Ducharme
Algernon Moncrieff - Simon Ferland
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. - Toby Paradis
Merriman, Butler - Toby Paradis
Lane, Manservant - Toby Paradis
Lady Bracknell - Sarah Farnham
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax - Nyssa Gatcombe
Cecily Cardew - Rebecca Bailey
Miss Prism, Governess - Eileen Nadeau
Sound Tech - Keagan Rae

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was a Dublin-born poet and playwright who studied at the Portora Royal School, before attending Trinity College and Magdalen College, Oxford. The son of two writers, Wilde grew up in an intellectual environment. As a young man, his poetry appeared in various periodicals including Dublin University Magazine. In 1881, he published his first book Poems, an expansive collection of his earlier works. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was released in 1890 followed by the acclaimed plays Lady Windermere’s Fan (1893) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).