Oscar Wilde: 993 books

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is Oscar Wilde's classic tale of the moral decline of its title character, Dorian Gray. When Dorian has his portrait painted by Basil Hallward and wishes that he would stay young while his picture changes, his wish comes true. In exchange for this Dorian gives...

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. El...

* Illustrated * Author Biography * Interactive Table of Contents * Free Audiobook Download The Picture of Dorian Gray [ Illustrated ] [ Free Audiobooks Download ] The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly...

Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray,the philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In response, Wilde aggressively defended...

Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, originally produced 22 February 1892 at the St James's Theatre in London. The play was first published in 1893. Like many of Wilde's comedies, it bitingly satirizes the morals of Victorian society, particularly...

Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of...

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Plays: The Importance Of Being Earnest + Salome + A Woman Of No Importance + Lady Windermere’s Fan and more” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Oscar Wilde wrote nine plays in all between 1879 and 1894....

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Rise Of Historical Criticism (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Rise of Historical Criticism, published in complete form in 1908, is a mature essay by Oscar Wilde, evaluating the history and...

A Woman of No Importance is a drama produced by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The play premiered n 19 April 1893 at London's Haymarket Theatre. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirizes English upper class society. It has been performed on stages in Europe and North America since his death in...

Este ebook presenta "El fantasma de Canterville", con un sumario dinámico y detallado. El fantasma de Canterville, es un relato escrito por Oscar Wilde y publicado por primera vez en 1887. A lo largo del libro, los lectores tienen la posibilidad de conocer la flamante realidad de los Otis,...

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of Oscar Wilde's famous play, "The Importance of Being Earnest", first performed in London in 1895. The play questions the nature and purpose of the institution of marriage, poking fun at the morals, assumptions and constraints found...

Em «De Profundis», uma carta para Lord Douglas Queensberry escrita na prisão, Wilde dá a conhecer um pouco do esteticismo, teoria artística da defesa da arte pela arte, e analisa a sua relação com os outros num texto que é quase uma autobiografia trágica. Todavia, uma «luz» resplandece...

A «Balada do Cárcere de Reading» é uma longa carta escrita por Oscar Wilde durante os dois anos em que esteve preso sob a acusação de homossexualidade. Nesta obra, Wilde divaga sobre a importância do belo e sobre o ser e a maneira de ser, acabando por concluir que o mundo é um palco e que os papéis foram mal distribuídos.

Este ebook presenta "Un marido ideal” con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Un marido ideal (An Ideal Husband) es una comedia de Oscar Wilde estrenada en Londres en 1895. La obra está ambientada en la alta sociedad londinense de finales del siglo XIX. El subsecretario de Estado —Sir Robert...