Books like…

Books Like The Importance of Being Earnest

by Oscar Wilde · about this book

Loved The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde? If its classics, funny and stage play hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Pride and Prejudice, Lies and Weddings and The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Importance of Being Earnest: Classics · Funny · Stage Play · Hidden Identity · Witty Banter

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   Pride and Prejudice

   Jane Austen

   Classics · Dry Humor · Satirical Humor · Dialogue-Heavy · Charming

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   Lies and Weddings

   Kevin Kwan

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Wealthy Protagonist · Classism · Lighthearted

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   The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

   Beth Brower

   Victorian Era · Dry Humor · Lighthearted · Funny · Charming

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4. 

   Starter Villain

   John Scalzi

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Lighthearted · Dialogue-Heavy · Funny

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5. 

   Talking to Dragons

   Patricia C. Wrede

   Lighthearted · Dry Humor · Charming · Funny · Witty Banter

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6. 

   A Most Agreeable Murder

   Julia Seales

   Satirical Humor · Lighthearted · Charming · Funny · Witty Banter

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7. 

   Banking the Billionaire

   Max Monroe

   Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Wealthy Protagonist · Funny · Hidden Identity

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8. 

   The Lady and the Highwayman

   Sarah M. Eden

   Victorian Era · Charming · Classism · Hidden Identity · London

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9. 

   Swordheart

   T. Kingfisher

   Dialogue-Heavy · Lighthearted · Dry Humor · Charming · Witty Banter

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10. 

    On the Way to the Wedding

    Julia Quinn

    Lighthearted · Dialogue-Heavy · Charming · Witty Banter · London

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11. 

    The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Satire · Classics · Dry Humor · Funny · Charming

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12. 

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    LEWIS CARROLL

    Classics · Lighthearted · Charming · Satire · Victorian Era

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13. 

    The Nanny Diaries

    Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

    Satirical Humor · Satire · Classism · Funny · Lighthearted

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14. 

    Newt's Emerald

    Garth Nix

    Hidden Identity · Lighthearted · Charming · London · Witty Banter

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15. 

    Candide

    Voltaire

    Satirical Humor · Satire · Classics · Funny · Forbidden Love

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16. 

    The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

    India Holton

    Victorian Era · Lighthearted · Charming · Funny · Witty Banter

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17. 

    The Proof of My Innocence

    Jonathan Coe

    Satirical Humor · Satire · Dry Humor · Funny · Parody

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18. 

    Bringing Down the Duke

    Evie Dunmore

    Victorian Era · Wealthy Protagonist · Classism · Charming · Witty Banter

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19. 

    The Countess Conspiracy

    Courtney Milan

    Victorian Era · Hidden Identity · Charming · London · Witty Banter

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20. 

    Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery

    Rachel Ekstrom Courage

    Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Charming · Witty Banter · Funny

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