The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Full Cast

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day.

In Wilde’s classic play The Importance of Being Earnest, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff discover the perils of love, assumed identities, and telling the truth. (Summary by Toby Paradis and Wikipedia)

LibriVox cast:
John Worthing, J.P. – Hans-Stefan Ducharme
Algernon Moncrieff – Simon Ferland
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. – Toby Paradis
Merriman, Butler – Toby Paradis
Lane, Manservant – Toby Paradis
Lady Bracknell – Sarah Farnham
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax – Nyssa Gatcombe
Cecily Cardew – Rebecca Bailey
Miss Prism, Governess – Eileen Nadeau

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford where he was an exceptional classical scholar. In 1878 he won the Newdigate Prize for his poem Ravenna. He published his first volume of Poems in 1882. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was published in 1891. A renowned playwright, his work includes the comic masterpieces Lady Windermere's Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest.