#38 in Humour
An Ideal Husband
- 160
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
- Film 1999 +2
- On screen
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About the book
An Ideal Husband is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for 124 performances. It has been revived in many theatre productions and adapted for the cinema, radio and television.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 3 times — from 1980 to 1999.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 92 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Humour average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Books | 7.0 | 5 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 87 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is An Ideal Husband?
It has 160 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Humour.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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