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This collection showcases Oscar Wilde's brilliance as a playwright, featuring three of his most celebrated works: ""Salomé"", ""The Importance of Being Earnest"", and ""Lady Windermere's Fan"". Wilde's signature wit, sparkling dialogue, and sharp social commentary are on full display in these timeless dramas. ""Salomé"", a tragic play originally written in French, explores themes of desire, power, and religious fanaticism through the biblical story of Salome and John the Baptist. ""The Importance of Being Earnest"", a farcical comedy, satirizes Victorian social conventions and the pursuit of love and marriage. ""Lady Windermere's Fan"", a witty drawing-room drama, delves into themes of reputation, secrets, and the complexities of marriage. Together, these plays offer a comprehensive view of Wilde's dramatic genius and his enduring contribution to English literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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