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Wilde is famous for his satirical style, and there are both large and rather minor ironies sprinkled throughout lady windermere s fan. Lady windermere s fan, a play about a good woman is a fouract comedy by oscar wilde, first performed on saturday, 20 february 1892, at the st jamess theatre in london. First edition of lady windermere s fan by oscar wilde. Read on to learn about the plot of this play and to get an overview.
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