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An ideal husband is an 1895 comedic stage drama by oscar wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. This story opens at a fashionable dinner party in sir robert chilterns home in the heart of londons stylish grosvenor square. The action is set in london, in the present, and takes place over the course of twentyfour hours. An ideal husband is an 1895 stage play by oscar wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An ideal husband, by oscar wilde project gutenberg. An ideal husband is an 1895 play by oscar wilde, his third most popular work after the importance of being earnest and the picture of dorian gray.
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