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Lady Windermere's Fan

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[win-der-meerz] / ˈwɪn dərˌmɪərz /

noun

  1. a comedy (1892) by Oscar Wilde.


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In Belfast, there is still time for Macbeth at the Lyric and for Bruiser's take on Lady Windermere's Fan at the Mac.

From The Guardian Nov. 9, 2012

At its original best, 57 years ago, Lady Windermere's Fan was little more than a stylish vehicle for Wilde's wicked quips and epigrams.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lady Windermere's Fan, the first of his plays to be performed in London, was a smash.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the author of Lady Windermere's Fan we have lately seen another example—the example of one whose ambition was to be "the first well-dressed philosopher in the history of thought."

From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover

It must be conceded that there is nothing new in the plot of "Lady Windermere's Fan."

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell

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