Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
1,075 editions published between 1884 and 2014 in 9 languages and held by 19,846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An exquisitely beautiful young man in Victorian England retains his youthful and innocent appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption

The importance of being earnest a trivial comedy for serious people by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
367 editions published between 1800 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 4,926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"First published 1899 in the United Kingdom. Drawing room comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society with plot revolving around amorous pursuits of two men who face social obstacles when they woo young ladies of quality. This play 'is noted for its witty lines, its clever situations, and its satire on the British nobility and clergy.'" Reader's Ency 4th ed

The ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
247 editions published between 1869 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 4,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-four important works, focusing on Wilde?s poetic legacy, offer important clues to themes and subjects that preoccupied this gifted writer in other works. Includes The Ballad of Reading Gaol, a powerful indictment of the degradation and inhumanity of prison life; "The Sphinx," "The Grave of Keats," "The Harlot?s House," "To L. L." and 19 others

The selfish giant by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
161 editions published between 1888 and 2013 in 10 languages and held by 3,803 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the giant shuts the children out of his garden, Snow, Frost, North Wind and Hail come to stay until the children return and bring Spring with them

Lady Windermere's fan by Oscar Wilde ( )
236 editions published between 1892 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 3,658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sparkling repartee enlivens this witty comedy in which a model of social rectitude learns from an unexpected source the difference between true morality and its appearance

Salome a tragedy in one act by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
138 editions published between 1894 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,587 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After Salome dances for the king, she asks for the head of John the Baptist for her mother

Salome by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
214 editions published between 1894 and 2013 in 16 languages and held by 2,488 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ce drame en un acte et en prose a été écrit directement en français en 1891, publié en 1893, puis traduit en anglais par O. Wilde. Le choix du français est lié à la fois à l'importance du mythe de Salomé dans la littérature française, au désir de Wilde de voir Sarah Bernhardt interpréter le rôle-titre, et à son amour pour cette langue

The importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
143 editions published between 1893 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,414 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"First published 1899 in the United Kingdom. Drawing room comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society with plot revolving around amorous pursuits of two men who face social obstacles when they woo young ladies of quality. This play 'is noted for its witty lines, its clever situations, and its satire on the British nobility and clergy.'" Reader's Ency 4th ed

A woman of no importance by Oscar Wilde ( )
167 editions published between 1894 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 2,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Though he is now best remembered for his fiction, famed wit and bon vivant Oscar Wilde also dabbled in drama over the course of his long and varied literary career. A Woman of No Importance is a darkly comedic play about a group of aristocrats whose prim adherence to decorum hides a bevy of scandalous secrets

An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde ( Book )
135 editions published between 1889 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
WILDE'S ROMANTIC COMEDY ABOUT POLITICAL AMBITION AND SEXUAL INTRIGUE