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The Works of Oscar Wilde (Wordsworth Royal Classics)
Oscar Wilde
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Paperback. A collection of Oscar Wilde's many varied works. These include the tender fairy stories he wrote for his children; his novels, many of which shocked and outraged many readers of his day; plays which were enormously successful and continue to be so; and poems and essays. Series: Special Editions. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 918.
Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which shocked and outraged many readers of his day, and his stories for adults which exhibited his fascination with the relations between serene art and decadent life. Wilde took London by storm with his plays, particularly his masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest.
His essays - in particular De Profundis- and ... Read more
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Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Special Editions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1104
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853263972
SKU
V9781853263972
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