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~ Oscar Wilde (Author) "THE studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came..." (more)
Key Phrases: beautiful young hermit, journey from this place, pencil and poison, Lord Henry, Dorian Gray, Lord Arthur (more...)
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`This new edition has all the expertise one expects of sucha volume.' Contemporary Review March 2001 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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A unique one-volume anthology which includes all of Wilde's stories, plays, and poems. It also features a large portion of his essays and letters and an introduction by Wilde's son, Vyvyan Holland.

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  • Paperback: 1216 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics; First Thus edition (September 27, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006096393X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060963934
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 2.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #126,554 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't leave home without it, July 26, 2005
If you believe literature's main purpose in existence is to induce pleasure, you could probably never find a better writer than Oscar Wilde.

All his plays are absolute delights from start to finish, even the ones that aren't The Importance of Being Earnest. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a fantastic novel and a deserved classic. His poetry's derivative, but not bad by any stretch of the imagination. His stories, essays, letters, collections of epigrams, and other various writings are excellent reading as well, if you don't mind occasional melodrama or other minor missteps.

This is a relatively expensive collection, but one that is well worth it. I don't regret spending a penny. The print's a readable size and, to my somewhat expansive knowledge on Wilde, none of his writings have been omitted or forgotten.

Essential for those who want to enjoy literature while allowing it to expand the mind, but also looking for something deeper than Tuesdays With Morrie or other modern, popular tripe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, great fly-swat!, October 20, 1998
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Whoa! I was totally unfamiliar with the works of Oscar Wilde, until I bought this one on a friend's recommendation. It's huuuuuge, yet incredibly beautiful. Dorian Gray must be one of the greatest stories ever told, his poems are razor-sharp, his letters not less, and every line he comes up with is quotable. If you want to make sure you don't miss a thing, this is the book to get (and try his biography, especially the part about the trial).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Complete works is just that!, June 24, 2002
Most paperbacks the size of this one, nearly 3" wide, are hard to hold onto but the quality of this paperback is very good and text size easily readable. So far I have found every Oscar Wilde entry I was looking. Highly recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fine One-Volume Collection
For anyone who wants to read the most of Wilde, this is a well-made yet inexpensive choice. This is not remotely an effort to examine Wilde - his life, his times, his inspirations... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Barnard Rollit

3.0 out of 5 stars Collectable
Not practical book to carry and to read it while outside, but it is just the way how ALL-IN-ONE book is...However, good to have all his works together...
Published on May 12, 2007 by Sarka Novakova

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent!
I wish there was some way to make this large tome more compact, because (if it were possible) I would probably carry it around with me wherever I went! Read more
Published on October 13, 2006 by MoogleFan

5.0 out of 5 stars "I Hate It When Everyone Agrees With Me, For Then I Must Consider That I Might Be Wrong"
The title says it all. This is THEE complete works of Ireland's gift to Victorian London. Wilde's plays, essays, poems, his sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Grey, and his last... Read more
Published on December 20, 2005 by Penny Dreadful

1.0 out of 5 stars the cover (thin film)
was peeled off and stuck on to the shipping bag.
Published on September 5, 2005 by M. Fujimura

5.0 out of 5 stars The short stories of Oscar Wilde are true classics.
The book that I read had only his short stories in it, so that is what I'm reviewing. Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 in Dublin, Ireland and his name has become synonymous with... Read more
Published on January 30, 2005 by S. Schwartz

5.0 out of 5 stars Wilde the Wit
Oscar Wilde's best plays, like "Salome", "An Ideal Husband", and his masterpiece "The Importance of Being Ernest" are among the finest in the English language, second only to... Read more
Published on July 2, 2004 by I ain't no porn writer

5.0 out of 5 stars Of De Profundis
De Profundis often wavers between being pathetic to be profundly insightful. The idea that it wavers in the realm of patheticness is something Wilde more than readily admits... Read more
Published on December 19, 2001 by princock

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical, Fantastic, and Wilde!
This novel is a turbulant explanation of the ruined life of a man who has escaped any physical ramifications of sin. Read more
Published on August 30, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The essential guide to sagacity
It's not really necessary to say that Wilde is one of the best authors ever. His works are obligatory to any serious reader's bookshelf. Read more
Published on June 18, 1999

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