SOURCE: Raby, Peter. ‘“The Persons of the Play’”: Some Reflections on Wilde's Choice of Names in The Importance of Being Earnest.” Nineteenth Century Theatre 23, nos. 1-2 (summer-winter 1995): 67-75.
In the following essay, Raby explores the sources and context of some of the character names in The Importance of Being Earnest.
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