Greatest Works of Oscar Wilde
By Oscar Wilde
2023
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From criticism, essays, reviews, to novels, poetry, short stories, plays, and even children’s fiction, The witty and versatile Oscar Wilde wrote a lot. Amongst all these are two of his masterstrokes, works that earned him laurels and established his fame as a writer. This beautiful leather-bound edition, with gilded edges and beautiful endpapers, holds these critically acclaimed pieces—the importance of Being earnest, a play that has been revived many times and adapted for radio, television, film, operas, musicals, and the picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde’s only novel that became his most-read and well-known work.
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Oscar Wilde
Author · 213 books
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty.
