There, he is the guardian to Cecily Cardew, a young heiress, and must maintain his reputation with her as an upstanding, sober man. When “Ernest” asks Algernon for permission to propose to Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen Fairfax, Algernon demands to know why his friend’s cigarette case has an engraving addressed to “Uncle Jack.” Jack has been living a double life, going by the name Ernest in London and by his legal name in the country. PDM Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.The play centers upon two young men, Algernon Moncrieff and Jack “Ernest” Worthing, and the farcical misunderstandings that trip up their respective courtships.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1928. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. Licensing Public domain Public domain false false Own edited version of Project Gutenberg transcript Unfortunately I can't distribute a raw source of this file that allows editing or easily add line numbers due to complications with TextEdit, but contact me if you want a different version or find mistakes. (I have no connection with Project Gutenberg.) All lines (speeches?) have hopefully been placed so the entire section remains on the same page to make it more easy to use in rehearsal - an actor can say their entire line without having to turn the page over. So I put this together from the Project Gutenberg transcript of the 1915 edition to suit A4 paper size. English: Looking on the internet recently, I realised I couldn't find a good typed-up version of The Importance of Being Earnest - there are complete Kindle and txt versions, but not one you can print out easily or use for a stage production.
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