A Woman of No Importance

Oscar Wilde left the world with plays which ingeniously combined flighty comedy, tragic occurrences, Malapropisms, worldly and modern sentiments, old-fashioned and foundational traditions and endings where, despite the obstacles involved (and sometimes against ALL odds), true love prevails. Tragically, typical homophobic societal "norms," particularly when he lived, forbade his life from ending in the manner of many of his works. Shameful...he truly was martyred for his brilliance and his convictions.

Writing is a little dry but very interesting.

Tiny script makes it unreadable for me. I bought the paperback. The low price makes it not worth sending back.

This is supposed to be a play written by Oscar Wilde. It doesn't read that way. It's as if a Japanese play had been translated into Romanian and then translated into English from a non-English speaker, with a rudimentary knowledge of the written language. The mistakes are much worse than in closed captioning on television. Ex: "You had higher sit down by me." "Or turned into it her toes?...I remorse it very a lot. She became made to be an ambassador's spouse. She absolutely has a exquisite college of remembering people's names...". I realize Oscar Wilde's works are in the public domain, but this is not any sort of dialogue he would have written. I feel cheated to have paid for such a clumsy attempt at presenting this play. It cannot be a legitimate script. Maybe it was transcribed by a deaf person who reads lips badly.

My sister-in-law bought this on her kindle, so we share books. Its not bad. She loved it

And it arrived immediately. Someday I'll read it. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Great audio book! I listened to it three times. Powerful story of regret, pride and coming to terms with lost love.

I won't write of the play itself which I think is worth having and reading. Instead, a few words on this edition. You cannot beat it on price. Though sturdy, the book is bare bones. No introductions. No cast of characters. I even noticed a few typos. At least once, a speech is attributed to the wrong character. Were I buying this play in bulk for a performance or a reading, I'd buy this edition. For my library, I'd be less inclined.

Il racconto di Wilde personalmente mi è piaciuto molto. Ha tutto lo stile di Wilde: humor britannico, attenzione per i dettagli della vita umana e quello stile che ti porta nel suo tempo. Per quanto riguarda il libro in sè, è ovviamente una edizione economica, quindi la qualità è all'altezza del prezzo. Trovo che sia ben fatto, testo leggibile e editing essenziale.

This book is absolutely amazing. It has become, from the first 2 pages, my favorite book and believe me, I have read many! It is very thin and very easy to read but so consistent. I would not dare to describe too much, would not want to spoil the pleasure of the perspective readers. Highly recommended.

this reads as though it had been translated in Russian, then Japanese and then Ancient Greek and back to English.

This is a very nice story by Oscar Wilde, anyone who reads Oscar will know it. I do not feel I have the expertise to review this book, but the only thing I can say is that it travels you to another period of time, so it's recommended for people that wish to look through Oscar's eyes in the 19th century of English world.

A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde is avery cleverly written play. It's very witty, makes you laugh-very entertaining. I will recommend it to anyone.