Ideal Husband
In one dazzling London evening, Sir Robert Chiltern's pristine reputation faces annihilation. Years ago, he sold a state secret for money, climbing to his position as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs on corrupted foundations. Now a ruthless blackmailer holds the proof, threatening to expose him before the very dinner guests who admire him most. The question Wilde poses with devilish precision: can a man of brilliant public service be judged by a single youthful transgression? An Ideal Husband is Wilde at his most deliciously dangerous, wrapping razor-sharp social satire around a genuine moral thriller. The wit fizzes, the dialogue cuts to the bone, and beneath the champagne sparkle lies something unsettling about how we construct and destroy each other.
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