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The Importance of Being Earnest

Author:
Oscar Wilde

Unabridged Audiobook

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Ratings
Book
192
Narrator
73
Release Date
January 5, 2017
Duration
2 hours 18 minutes
Summary
The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic comedy of manners in which two flippant young men, in order to impress their respected beloveds, pretend that their names are “Ernest,” which both young ladies believe confers magical qualities on the possessor. It was first performed for the public on February 14, 1895 at the St. James’ Theatre in London, and is regarded by many critics and scholars as being the wittiest play in the English language. (Summary from Wikipedia.org)
Reviews
Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2020

The play is funny. The recording is terrible. It sounds like each part was recorded by the actor and then they were stitched together. The volume and timbre changes with each character

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2021

My first Oscar Wilde book and this was absolutely genius with the right dash of sarcasm and humour

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2021

I love this play and have read it/seen it numerous times, but I couldn’t get past the opening scene in this narration.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Dec 2020

Didn’t like narration

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2019

Story was clever enough, but needed readers with a better sense of timing and inflection to do it justice. Since this is a play, everything depends on the dialogue.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2023

good story love the twist

Profile Avatar Emily L. Jul 2023

The book is hilarious of course. But, I do think the actors did not do it justice. Particularly the aunt and the two girls. The male actors were fine, and the servants were great.

Profile Avatar Katherine S. Mar 2023

Audio quality is so awful

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2023

Don’t bother … there are separate recordings- sounds awful

Profile Avatar Anonymous Dec 2022

A play I have known and seen many times completely ruined by the dreadful narration. That and the fact that for some reason none of the books will pay right through. I doubt I will bother listening to any more

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2022

verrrrry goood

Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2022

was a good book and a good listen.

Profile Avatar Bill D. Sep 2022

silly story, ridiculous - i admit i laughed aloud a few times, light entertainment. Acting volunteers did an excellent job!

Profile Avatar Cindy F. Aug 2022

I love the wit. voice actors are excellent

Profile Avatar Tamara R. Jun 2022

Individually, the narrators are fine. It's the way it recorded and stitched together. Terrible. Couldn't do it.

Profile Avatar PapaWholeWheat Jun 2022

it was less if a book and more of a playwright. some of the voices had really bad mics but it was still a fun story with a good twist at the end.

Profile Avatar Jo B. Jun 2022

Awful. Couldn’t listen to it, so terrible.

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2022

I stopped listening as soon as I realized it was a play. Im not a fan of listening to plays but if you are, you might give it a try

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2022

the book could not keep my attention

Profile Avatar Liz C. Oct 2021

Too much accents, exaggerated drama and range in volume. The play seemed alright and I would listen to it with a more humorous narrator.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2021

not a book I felt moved to finish.

Profile Avatar PuzzlingPandora Aug 2020

The play itself is delightful. This recording, however, is very uneven in both volume and performance level.

Profile Avatar Patricia B. Jan 2019

verry funny. a lesson in being honesty.

Profile Avatar Ben V Oct 2017

Really funny play. Narration was with good effort but doesn’t sound like a professional recording

Profile Avatar Kate H Aug 2017

Some of the narrators were horrid.

Profile Avatar Dominika V Jul 2017

Not the greatest recording quality, but definitely a great story! Sure keeps you company on long drives.

Profile Avatar Cory A May 2017

Not the best recording but the play is great. funny.

Profile Avatar Holly H Apr 2017

One of my favourite audio books. Listened to it many times. All roles are narrated very well and very funny. Couldn't help laughing and mimicking the characters as I listen!

Profile Avatar Beverly S Apr 2017

Very entertaining and witty, one of my favorite plays.

Profile Avatar Kenzie Carlson Mar 2017

The male narrators were very good but the female narrators were unbearable to listen to, especially the women reading Cicily. I couldn't even make it all the way through. She sounded like a robot.

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Author: Oscar Wilde
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