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Derrick 2022-01-12 08:02:11
Wilde's Cucumber Sandwich
When Algernon brought out a bowl of cucumber sandwiches and gnawed unscrupulously, I finally couldn't help but laugh: Wilde's housekeeping cucumber sandwiches!
I regret that I have never seen Wilde's drama deity, so I have no choice but to comment on whether the film adaptations are faithful to the... -
Deon 2022-01-12 08:02:11
Two classic English gentlemen and a great song
Although the concept of Beauty is above all is very problematic, no one can deny that Oscar Wilde’s writing is beautiful. Therefore, his literary attainments, especially in drama, or to be precise in comedy. It's quite remarkable. Although the movie The Importance og Being Earnest looks like a...
Extended Reading
The Importance of Being Earnest quotes
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Algy: Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?
Lane: I didn't think it polite to listen, Sir.
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Algy: But why does your aunt call you her uncle?
[Reading cigarette case]
Algy: "From little Cecily, with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack." There is no objection, I admit, to an aunt being a small aunt, but why an aunt, no matter what her size may be, should call her own nephew her uncle, I can't quite make out.
