Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde the New Annotated Edition written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Importance of Being Earnest was popular upon its debut in 1895. It was not until the twentieth century that Wilde's work was once again recognized both for its literary worth and comedic genius, and subsequently The Importance of Being Earnest has been adapted many times for film and theatre, most recently in the 2002 film starring Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon, and Dame Judy Dench.