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Oscar Wilde
The Dover Bookshelf presents Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, in a splendid hardcover collectible. Published in 1891, the tale illuminates the dangers of vanity, hedonism, and…
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Michael Patrick Gillespie
Reading Oscar Wilde is a comprehensive interpretive guide designed for students and readers who come to Wilde's writings for the first time, delivering a fuller understanding of the works and…
Colin Cavendish-Jones
Oscar Wilde and Nihilism examines Wilde's major works in the context of nineteenth-century philosophical nihilism and the Victorian religious unsettlement.
Maarten Asscher
While a student at Oxford, Oscar Wilde was courting a beautiful Dublin girl, Florence Balcombe, and on Christmas Day 1876 he presented her with a love gift of a golden…
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, a beloved Gothic masterpiece of supernatural terror, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition, featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior…
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When handsome young Dorian Gray sees a painter's stunning portrait of him, he is transfixed by its reflection of his own beauty. He is also troubled by the knowledge that…
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A new edition of Oscar Wilde's witty and radical major plays that elegantly challenge Victorian conceptions of social propriety. It contains an accessible and comprehensive new introduction that positions the…
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Lola Kirke
In this darkly humorous memoir-in-essays, actress and singer-songwriter Lola Kirke untangles an extraordinary upbringing in a family of eccentric, messy artists and explains how a big city girl went a…
Collected her in one omnibus edition are Oscar Wilde's most important works including The Importance of Being Earnest The Picture of Dorian Gray Salome Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde The…
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The Importance of Being Earnest is both Oscar Wilde's most important and funniest play. As the subtitle suggests there is more to this play than its farcical nature suggests. Wilde…
Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde contains the following seventeen poems The Ballad Of Reading Gaol Ave Imperatrix To My Wife - With A Copy Of My Poems Magdalen Walks Theocritus…
Despite warnings from Lord Canterville that their new home is haunted and that several family have fled form it in the middle of the night the Otis family chooses to…
Discover Oscar Wilde's timeless tales of compassion, sacrifice, and the true meaning of happiness in The Happy Prince and Other Tales. From the selfless acts of a golden statue to…
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Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for…
Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since its first performance in London's St…
Salome tells the Biblical story of Salome stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas who to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias requests the head of…
The Happy Prince and Other Stories is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde. The Happy Prince is the story of a metal statue who befriends a migratory…
The Importance of Being Earnest is both Oscar Wilde's most important and funniest play. As the subtitle suggests there is more to this play than it's farcical nature suggests. Wilde…
In The Soul of Man under Socialism Oscar Wilde expounds on an anarchist world view. Wilde argues that under capitalism the majority of people spoil their lives by an unhealthy…
The Canterville Ghost is a delightful and humorous novella by Oscar Wilde that blends elements of comedy and the supernatural. Set in the English countryside, the story revolves around the…
""Salome A Tragedy in One Act"" is a play written by Oscar Wilde in 1891, inspired by the biblical story of Salome. Set in the court of King Herod, the…
Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is an enduring masterpiece of gothic horror, exploring the corruption of humanity, our desire to sin, and the extremes vanity will…
LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series: Murder by Arthur Conan Doyle…
"The Canterville Ghost" is a comedic short story written by Oscar Wilde, first published in 1887. Unlike Wilde's better-known plays and novels, such as "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and…
The Happy Prince, and Other Tales" is a collection of fairy tales and short stories written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1888. The stories are renowned for their…
Illustrated Edition: This special edition includes beautifully crafted illustrations, a detailed summary of the play, an author biography, and a comprehensive list of characters.
The Importance of Being Earnest by…
One of the key launch titles in the Faber Children’s stylish Liberty Classics range, The Happy Prince and Other Tales is one of Oscar Wilde’s most charming and popular children’s…
In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the…
