A Woman of No Importance
Written by Oscar Wilde
Narrated by Martin Jarvis, Peter Dennis, Jim Norton and
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:
Martin Jarvis as Lord Illingworth
Peter Dennis as Sir John Pontefract
Jim Norton as Mr. Kelvil, M.P.
Robert Machray as The Venerable Archdeacon Daubeny, D.D.
Paul Gutrecht as Gerald Arbuthnot
Miriam Margolyes as Lady Hunstanton
Jane Carr as Lady Caroline Pontefract
Judy Geeson as Lady Stutfield
Cherie Lunghi as Mrs. Allonby and Alice
Samantha Mathis as Miss Hester Worsley
Rosalind Ayres as Mrs. Arbuthnot
Includes an interview with Oscar Wilde’s only grandchild, Merlin Holland, who is also a noted biographer and editor of Wilde’s works.
Directed by Michael Hackett. Recorded before a live audience at the DoubleTree Suites, Santa Monica in November of 1995.
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 and died on the 30th November 1900. He was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Reviews for A Woman of No Importance
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The book is all about purity. What somebody thinks about the same.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Witty as only Oscar Wilde can write.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A small gem of a drama. Oscar Wilde's perfect t use of language makes this play both witty and stinging. A mother maintains her dignity in the face of disgrace, and endears herself to her son while deflating his natural father's haughty condescension. Excellent!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The title says it all. A condemnation of a society in which mistakes are never forgiven, in which souls are lost forever, for youthful indiscretion and surrender to one's emotions.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a really good read by Oscar Wilde. I love how the book started with the title "A Woman of No Importance" and ended with the sentence "A Man of No Importance." While I'm not in the mood to delve into the connotative meaning of the start and end of this masterpiece, the author did an excellent job of humorously communicating societal flaws in gender perception. However, I'll leave that analysis for another time.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/54.5 stars
It was absolutely fantastic, hilarious, important and intelligent.