Books like The Importance of Being Earnest
12 books with a reading profile close to The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
entertainment, literary
In this Greek comedy, the title character Lysistrata organizes a Panhellenic meeting of women to force an end to the Peloponnesian War.
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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
by Oscar Wilde
entertainment, literary
This collection centers on the satirical masterpiece where Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff adopt the pseudonym Ernest to maintain dual identities in London and the countryside.
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Lucky Jim
entertainment, literary
Jim Dixon is a junior history lecturer at a provincial British university who detests his job, his pedantic department head Professor Welch, and the stifling social expectations of 1950s academia.
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4
Three Sunsets and Other Poems
literary, classic literature
Published posthumously in 1898, this collection gathers Lewis Carroll's serious and romantic verse, moving away from the nonsense rhyme found in his famous novels.
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5
Lady Windermere's Fan
by Oscar Wilde
literary, classic literature
Lady Windermere suspects her husband of infidelity with a mysterious newcomer named Mrs.
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The Pickwick Papers
literary, classic literature
Samuel Pickwick, a retired businessman and perpetual optimist, leads a small group of gentlemen from the Pickwick Club across the English countryside to observe human behavior and local customs.
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7
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
by Henry Fielding, Alice Wakely
literary, classic literature
Squire Allworthy discovers an infant, Tom Jones, in his bed and decides to raise the foundling alongside his nephew, the spiteful Master Blifil.
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The Comedy of Errors
literary, classic literature
The play follows two sets of identical twins, both named Antipholus and Dromio, who were separated during a shipwreck in infancy.
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Titus Andronicus
literary, classic literature
Titus Andronicus returns to Rome after a decade of war against the Goths, bringing Queen Tamora and her sons as prisoners.
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10
Burmese Days
literary, classic literature
Set in the remote logging town of Kyauktada during the final decades of British imperial rule, the story follows John Flory, a weary teak merchant disillusioned by the bigotry of his peers.
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11
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
literary, classic literature
Lázaro narrates his own life from the poorest start.
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12
The Shadow over Innsmouth
literary, classic literature
A young man traveling through New England in 1927 visits the decaying port of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, because he is curious about the town's bad reputation.
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