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"Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Earnest, while Algernon has also posed as Earnest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend--the "rivals" to fight for Earnest's undivided attention and the "Earnests" to claim their beloveds--pandemonium breaks loose"--P. [4] of cover.
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[2003]
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Oscar Wilde' s legendary wit dazzles in "The Importance of Being Earnest," one of the greatest and most popular works of drama to emerge from Victorian England. A light-hearted satire of the absurdity of all forms and conventions, this comic masterpiece features an unforgettable cast of characters who, as critic Max Beerbohm observed, " speak a kind of beautiful nonsense- the language of high comedy, twisted into fantasy." This collection also includes...
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[2021]
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In Season 2, Lyra follows Lord Asriel into the mysterious abandoned city Cittàgazze while Mrs. Coulter continues to search for her.
"Season 2 picks up within hours of the first season's tumultuous climax, as a distraught Lyra ... follows Lord Asriel ... into the mysterious city Cittàgazze. There, she meets a boy and learns that their fates are tied to them reuniting him with his father. Their path is thwarted by a war between the nefarious Magisterium...
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