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Oscar Wilde was one of the greatest authors of the 19th century. Wilde’s plays, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, are especially noted for their wit. This collection includes the following:

NOVELS:

The Picture of Dorian Gray

PLAYS:

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Ideal Husband

A Woman of No Importance

Vera; or, The Nihilists

The Duchess of Padua

Salome

Lady Windermere’s Fan

A Florentine Tragedy

La Sainte Courtisane or, The Woman Covered with Jewels

SHORT STORIES:

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

The Canterville Ghost

The Sphinx Without a Secret

The Model Millionaire

The Happy Prince

The Nightingale and the Rose

The Selfish Giant

The Devoted Friend

The Remarkable Rocket

The Portrait of Mr. W. H.

The Young King

The Birthday of the Infanta

The Fisherman and His Soul

The Star-Child

POETRY:

Ravenna

The Sphinx

Poems in Prose

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

73 other poems and sonnets

ESSAYS AND LECTURES:

The Rise of Historical Criticism

Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf: L’Envoi

The English Renaissance of Art

House Decoration

Art and the Handicraftsman

Lecture to Art Students

Art and Crafts

English Poetesses

London Models

Intentions

The Soul of Man under Socialism

De Profundis

57 Letters and Essays from Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde

BIOGRAPHIES:

Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions by Frank Harris