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A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde Scanned and proofed by David Price ccx074@coventry.ac.uk A Woman of No Importance THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY Lord Illingworth Sir John Pontefract Lord Alfred Rufford Mr. Kelvil, M.P. The Ven. Archdeacon Daubeny, D.D. Gerald Arbuthnot Farquhar, Butler Francis, Footman Lady Hunstanton Lady Caroline Pontefract Lady Stutfield Mrs.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions, Volume 1
CONTENTS VOLUME I Introduction Chapter I–Oscar’s Father and Mother on Trial Chapter II–Oscar Wilde as a Schoolboy Chapter III–Trinity, Dublin: Magdalen, Oxford Chapter IV–Formative Influences: Oscar’s Poems Chapter V–Oscar’s Quarrel with Whistler and Marriage Chapter VI–Oscar Wilde’s Faith and Practice Chapter VII–Oscar’s Reputation and Supporters Chapter VIII–Oscar’s Growth to Originality About 1890 Chapter IX–The Summer
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