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A serious comedy for trivial people, Vol. 3

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George Arents Collection

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Title
A serious comedy for trivial people, Vol. 3
Names
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 (Author)
Collection

A serious comedy for trivial people

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Library locations
George Arents Collection
Shelf locator: Arents S 1534 no. 1
Topics
English drama
Tobacco
Genres
Drama
plays (performing arts compositions)
Manuscripts
Notes
Content: Title in vol. 3: Lady Lancing. Act II (altered from: Act III).
Content: 5 leaves of vol. 3 contain holograph drafts of passages from La sainte courtisane.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10641393
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3b157920-e847-0131-8dd5-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1854: Creator Born
  • 1894: Issued
  • 1900: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. "A serious comedy for trivial people" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1da71410-03c2-0132-c838-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. "A serious comedy for trivial people" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1da71410-03c2-0132-c838-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library. (1894). A serious comedy for trivial people Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1da71410-03c2-0132-c838-58d385a7bbd0

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A serious comedy for trivial people