“Nowadays, all the married men live like bachelors, and all the bachelors like married men.”
Quote by Oscar Wilde
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Wilde's complete plays are compiled in this volume, featuring his renowned comedies and tragedies. The collection includes "Lady Windermere's Fan," a satirical look at Victorian society; "An Ideal Husband," a political comedy; "The Importance of Being Earnest," a farcical exploration of identity; "A Woman of No Importance," a commentary on class and gender roles; "Salome," a dramatic retelling of the biblical story; "The Duchess of Padua," a tragicomedy; "Vera, or the Nihilists," a philosophical drama; "A Florentine Tragedy," a tragic tale set in Renaissance Italy; and "La Sainte Courtisane," a tragicomedy set in the Renaissance. more
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