Lady Windermere’s Fan (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- First Published: 1893
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comedy of manners
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Lady Windermere, Lord Windermere, Lord Darlington, Mrs. Erlynne, Lord Augustus Lorton
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Comedy of manners
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Social issues, Mistaken or secret identity, England or English people, Adultery, London, Ethics
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
On his wife’s birthday, Lord Windermere presented her with a beautiful, delicately wrought fan with her name, Margaret, engraved upon it. She intended to carry the fan at a ball she was giving that evening, a ball to which everyone of importance in London had been invited. That afternoon, the Duchess of Berwick called on Lady Windermere, to tell her friend of a rumored affair between Lord Windermere and Mrs. Erlynne, a fascinating but notorious woman not received in the best houses. According to the duchess’ story, Lord Windermere had for some months been...
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