The Importance of Being Earnest: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 3 original MP3 tracks, 2:38:37 running time and a link to listen.
The Importance of Being Earnest, credited to Oscar Wilde, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Read in English by Phil Chenevert This is a solo recording of the play, meaning that all parts including stage directions are performed by one person. LibriVox has three excellent dramatic recordings with all the parts played by different people so if that is more to your taste, please listen to them. Little needs to be said about the play itself, a sparkling example of Wilde's amazing ability to poke fun at almost everyone while making you laugh out loud at the witty sayings sprinkled throughout the acts. As to the plot, if you don't know it already, let me just say that it involves two young English men who fall madly and instantly in love with two young English.women who of course love them back mainly because their name is Earnest. Unfortunately, that is not their names and there are many bumps and crashes on the road to the happy wedding bells. Listen and enjoy !
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Importance of Being Earnest
- Author credits: Oscar Wilde
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 3
- Listed recording duration: 2:38:37
Catalogue topics
- play
- wilde
- witty
Track guide
- 01 - First Act — 55:19
- 02 - Second Act — 1:05:41
- 03 - Third Act — 37:37
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