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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Wilde’s only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to belief in ‘art for art’s sake’, to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element ... Read more

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  • The Happy Prince and Other Tales - The Original Classic Edition

    by Wilde Oscar ...
    Nine lovely, tragic tales, the nine magically airy yarns in this collection are definitely enchanting stories.The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant are perhaps the most famous of the nine. In the first story, the golden statue of a prince weeps for all the suffering people he sees and begs a swallow to strip him of his riches and distribute them to the masses. In the second tale, a giant builds a ... Read more

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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    'A triumph of execution ... one of the best narratives of the "double life" of a Victorian gentleman' Peter AckroydOscar Wilde's alluring novel of decadence and sin was a succès de scandale on publication. It follows Dorian Gray who, enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt ... Read more

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  • Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself'Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and his own genius.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and ... Read more

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  • The Ballad of Reading Gaol

    by Wilde, Oscar ...
    "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde is a poignant and powerful poem that explores themes of suffering, justice, and redemption. Inspired by Wilde's own experience of imprisonment, the poem vividly depicts the harsh realities of life in prison and the emotional turmoil of those condemned to suffer within its walls.At its heart, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" tells the story of a condemned ... Read more

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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Series series Read Forward Editions
    “I wish I could love”“To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early or be respectable.” Oscar Wilde said it and we almost felt revenged.And since you`ll beg to know why, picture the following:You open a fashion magazine (say, Vogue’s thick September issue). In between the make-up/skincare/perfume/you-name-it adverts showing the immaculate faces of ... Read more

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  • The Importance Of Being Earnest

    A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    This lighthearted play tells the farcical tale of Jack Worthing and Algernon Montcrieff—two men who falsely claim to be named Ernest when they fall in love with two women whose affections are illogically but irrevocably tied to the name.The Importance of Being Earnest was popular upon its debut in 1895, but the reputation of Oscar Wilde’s works declined when he was imprisoned for accusations of ... Read more

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  • A House of Pomegranates - The Original Classic Edition

    by Wilde Oscar ...
    Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A House of Pomegranates.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Oscar Wilde, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside A House of Pomegranates:The child of the old King's ... Read more

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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Series series The Works of Oscar Wilde presented by Kobo Editions
    Dorian Gray is a handsome young man with a bright future as the opportunities of high society wait to open doors for him. However, after agreeing to sit for a portrait and realizing his own youth and attractiveness, Dorian is devastated by the knowledge that the painting will always remain beautiful while his own looks will diminish. In his upset, Dorian offers to sell his very soul if only the ... Read more

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  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    “If I am occasionally a little over-dressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.”Double lives, mistaken identities, and secret engagements – oh my! Algernon’s best friend Ernest comes up from the country to propose to his cousin Gwendolen. There’s only one problem – Ernest’s real name is Jack Worthing! Learning that Jack has a young and wealthy ward, Algernon pretends to be ... Read more

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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    by Wilde, Oscar ...
    The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only ... Read more

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  • El retrato de Dorian Gray (Spanish Edition)

    by Wilde, Oscar ...
    El retrato de Dorian Gray (original en inglés: The Picture of Dorian Gray) es una novela que escribió el autor irlandés Oscar Wilde, publicada en el Lippincott's Monthly Magazine el 20 de junio de 1890. Posteriormente, Wilde revisaría la obra, haría varias modificaciones y agregaría nuevos capítulos. La versión modificada fue publicada por Ward, Lock, and Company en abril de 1891. Ward, Lock, and ... Read more

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