Easy Readers

However, Wilde was best-known as a playwright, and Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) are still performed today.

“Oh, I can’t explain. When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like giving a part of them to others. You know, I began to love secrets. When I leave town now I never tell anyone where I am going. If I did, I would lose all my pleasure. It is a silly habit, I must say, but it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one’s life. I suppose you think me awfully foolish.”