Lady Windermere's Fan

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Lady Windermere misinterprets her husbands interest in an older woman, Mrs. Erlynne, causing a rift that could lead to both marital and societal ruin.Lady Windermeres Fan Is an intriguing tale that examines intention versus outcome in a world driven by perception.

Lady Windermere is a young wife whos concerned by her husbands connection to the mysterious, Mrs. Erlynne. She believes the woman is a threat to her marriage and livelihood. Despite her husbands denial, Lady Windermere decides to entertain the attention of another suitorLord Darlington. In the heat of the moment, she engages in reckless behavior that could cause irreputable damage to her name. A sudden act of kindness from an unexpected source spares Lady Windermere a harsh fate.

Like many of Wildes works, Lady Windermeres Fan highlights the hypocrisy and oppression of high-class society. It creates an environment of secrets that can free or destroy its keepers. This is a thought-provoking story with a resounding a message.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lady Windermeres Fan is both modern and readable.

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a Dublin-born poet and playwright who studied at the Portora Royal School, before attending Trinity College and Magdalen College, Oxford. The son of two writers, Wilde grew up in an intellectual environment. As a young man, his poetry appeared in various periodicals including Dublin University Magazine. In 1881, he published his first book Poems, an expansive collection of his earlier works. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was released in 1890 followed by the acclaimed plays Lady Windermere's Fan (1893) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).