The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Stories, Plays, Poems & Essays (Paperback)

~ 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.

Product Description

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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Product Details

• 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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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't leave home without it, July 26, 2005

By	MaratsBathing "Sail" (NY) - See all my reviews

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.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, great fly-swat!, October 20, 1998

By A Customer

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).

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete works is just that!, June 24, 2002

By	Marilyn A. Campbell "govpurchaser" (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.