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Oscar Wilde
The picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
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1,276 editions published between 1884 and 2013 in 14 languages and held by 21,943 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. Illustrated sidebar notes provide historical background to the text
The importance of being earnest a trivial comedy for serious people
by Oscar Wilde
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569 editions published between 1800 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 9,745 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
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294 editions published between 1869 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 4,271 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
Lady Windermere's fan
by Oscar Wilde
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279 editions published between 1892 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 4,254 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
The selfish giant
by Oscar Wilde
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189 editions published between 1888 and 2013 in 10 languages and held by 4,205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A once selfish giant welcomes the children to his previously forbidden garden and is eventually rewarded by an unusual tiny child
The picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
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167 editions published between 1891 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 3,704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A youth of exceptional beauty gets his wish to remain untouched by the passage of time. Instead, his portrait ages in his place and reveals the dissolute quality of his life
An ideal husband
by Oscar Wilde
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212 editions published between 1889 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 3,617 WorldCat member libraries worldwide WILDE'S ROMANTIC COMEDY ABOUT POLITICAL AMBITION AND SEXUAL INTRIGUE
Salome a tragedy in one act
by Oscar Wilde
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128 editions published between 1894 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide After Salome dances for the king, she asks for the head of John the Baptist for her mother
The happy prince
by Oscar Wilde
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277 editions published between 1888 and 2013 in 14 languages and held by 3,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Includes The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend, The Remarkable Rocket, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Star-Child, and The Fisherman and His Soul
Intentions
by Oscar Wilde
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147 editions published between 1890 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 3,083 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A collection of essays on art, literature, criticism, and society
The soul of man under socialism
by Oscar Wilde
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113 editions published between 1890 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 2,912 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Soul of Man under Socialism is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde. Wilde puts forth the argument that within a capitalist system "the majority of people spoil their lives by an unhealthy and exaggerated altruism - are forced, indeed, so to spoil them"--That the necessity of solving the problems that capitalism creates draws away the talent that could otherwise be used to fulfill one's potential. In taking the the cause of this away
The plays of Oscar Wilde
by Oscar Wilde
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72 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This Vintage edition of The Plays_of Oscar Wilde contains the plays that made Wilde one of the most important dramatists of his time, including The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the great works of modern literature. Oscar Wilde's plays demonstrate once again why their author must be seen as both an inaugurator and a master of modernism. In his best work, the subversive insights embedded in his wit continue to challenge our common assumptions. Wilde's ability to unsettle and startle us anew with his radical vision of the artifice inherent in the self's construction makes him our contemporary. This edition is introduced by John Lahr, author of Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton. The plays included are Lady Windermere's Fan, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest
Salome
by Oscar Wilde
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220 editions published between 1894 and 2013 in 16 languages and held by 2,634 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
Lord Arthur Savile's crime and other stories
by Oscar Wilde
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268 editions published between 1891 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 2,490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of four of Wilde's short stories: "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," "The Sphinx without a Secret," "The Canterville Ghost," and "A Model Millionaire." Originally published in various London magazines in 1887, the pieces were eventually collected and published in book form in 1891. In these stories, generally described as social satires, Wilde parodied what he considered American naïveté as well as the cultural and social snobbery associated with the British aristocracy. Critics praise Wilde's literary achievement with these stories - particularly "The Canterville Ghost" and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" - but note the relative neglect of his short fiction in light of the notoriety of his dramas and his novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891)
A woman of no importance
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119 editions published between 1894 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A woman of no importance, for all its charm, exposes an aristocratic world that is smug, snobbish and morally bankrupt
The importance of being earnest
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120 editions published between 1953 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of two dissatisfied gentlemen, one from the country and the other from the city, who invent imaginary acquaintances as an excuse to leave their own environments for awhile. The play mixes hilarious comedy with sharp social criticism on topics such as morality, marriage, and class
The Canterville ghost
by Oscar Wilde
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451 editions published between 1906 and 2013 in 11 languages and held by 2,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A celebrated and feared English ghost is outraged when the new American owners of his haunting place refuse to take him seriously and actually fight back against him
The happy prince and other tales
by Oscar Wilde
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139 editions published between 1888 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 2,104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A beautiful, golden, jewel-studded statue and a little swallow give all they have to help the poor
De Profundis
by Oscar Wilde
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322 editions published between 1905 and 2012 in 23 languages and held by 1,968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide While imprisoned, Wilde wrote this long letter of recrimination to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. It offers fascinating insights into Wilde's life in prison and the background and psychology of a notorious affair
Poems
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88 editions published between 1881 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 1,934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide more
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Author of Lady Windermere's fan, 1854-1900
C. 3. 3.
C. 3. 3, 1854-1900
C. 3. 3. 1854-1900 Pseudonym
C. Drei Drei 1854-1900
C. Three Three.
C. Three Three, 1854-1900
Guailant, Oskar 1854-1900
Gualant, Oskar 1854-1900
Lady Windermere's fan, Author of, 1854-1900
Melmoth, Sebastian.
Melmoth, Sebastian, 1854-1900
Melmoth, Sebastian 1854-1900 Pseudonym
O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900
O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, Oscar F. 1854-1900
O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, Oscar Fingall
Oscar Wilde
Ouai͏̈ld, Oscar, 1854-1900
Ouailnt, Oskar
Ouailnt, Oskar, 1854-1900
Oxoniensis.
Oxoniensis 1854-1900
Uafil’d, Oskar.
Uafilď, Oskar.
Uaĭlʹd, Oskar, 1854-1900
Uaildi, Oskar, 1854-1900
Uailds, Oskars, 1854-1900
Uailld, Oskar, 1854-1900
Uailnt, Oskar 1854-1900
Uajld, O.
Uajlʹd, Oskar
Uajlʹd, Oskar, 1854-1900
Uajlld, Oskar
Uajlld, Oskar 1854-1900
Uaylt, Ōskʻar, 1854-1900
Ṿaild, Osḳar, 1854-1900
Vāilḍa, Āskara 1854-1900
Vaildas, Oskaras
Vaildas, Oskaras, 1854-1900
Vailds, Oskars
Vailds, Oskars, 1854-1900
Vajld, Oskar
Vajld, Oskar 1854-1900
Vayld, Oskar.
Ṿayld, Osḳar, 1854-1900
Vild, Oskar.
Ṿild, Osḳar, 1854-1900
Waild, Oskar 1854-1900
Wairudo 1854-1900
Wang, Erde 1854-1900
Wangerde, 1854-1900
Wayld, Oskar, 1854-1900
Wayld, Ôsqar 1854-1900
Wilde, ... 1854-1900
Wilde, O.
Wilde, O. 1854-1900
Wilde, Óscar
Wilde, Oscar F. 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar Finegal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills.
Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills, 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Willis
Wilde, Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills
Wilde, Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills, 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar O. 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar O' Flahertie Wills, 1854-1900
Wilde, Oscar O'Flahertie Wills
Wilde, Oskar.
Wilde, Oskar, 1854-1900
Wilde, Oskar F. 1854-1900
Wills Wilde, Oscar O. 1854-1900
Уайлд, Оскар 1854-1900
Уайлд, Оскар Фингал О'Флаэрти Уиллс 1854-1900
Уайльд, Оскар, 1845-1900
Уайльд, Оскар, 1854-1900
Уальд, Оскар, 1854-1900
וויילד, אוסקר, 1854-1900
וויילד, אסקאר
וויילד, אסקאר, 1854־1900
ווילד, אוסקר, 1854-1900
ווילד, אסקאר
ויילד, אוסקר
ויילד, אוסקר, 1854־1900
ויילד, אוסקר, 1900־1854
וילד, אוסקר
וילד, אוסקר, 1854־1900
וילד, אסקר, 1854־1900
װײלד, אסקאר
װײלד, אסקאר, 1854־1900
أوسكار وايلد، 1854-1900
وايلد، اسكار
وايلد، أوسكار
ويلد، اوسكار
オスカー・ワイルド
ワイルド
ワイルド, オスカー
ワイルド, オスカア
王尔德, 1854-1900
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