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

by 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)
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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)

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"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 through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn." Read the first page

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beautiful young hermit, journey from this place, pencil and poison, highest criticism, kiss thy mouth, beautiful white rose, supreme vice, sombre look, silver charger, ideal husband

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Lord Henry, Dorian Gray, Lord Arthur, Willie Hughes, Sibyl Vane, Cyril Graham, Basil Hallward, Aunt Augusta, Uncle Jack, Miss Worsley, Happy Prince, Miss Cardew, Miss Fairfax, Lady Narborough, Sir Thomas, Lady Jedburgh, Ernest Worthing, House of Commons, Lord Canterville, Lord Pembroke, Lady Clementina, Miss Mabel, Prince Charming, Guido Ferranti, Vera Sabouroff

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This book cites 24 books:

The Importance of Being Earnest (Penguin Student Editions) by Oscar Wilde in Copyright, Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Lord Alfred Douglas: A Biography by H. Montgomery Hyde in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Life of Oscar Wilde (Classic non-fiction) by Hesketh Pearson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
The Trials of Oscar Wilde by H. Montgomery Hyde in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde in Front Matter

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The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Peter Raby on 7 pages
Modernist Literature: Challenging Fictions by Vicki Mahaffey in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Modernist Literature: Challenging Fictions by Vicki Mahaffey in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
The Fin-de-Siecle Poem: English Literary Culture and the 1890s by Joseph Bristow in Front Matter, page 65, and page 128
Edward Elgar and the Nostalgic Imagination by Matthew Riley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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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.

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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

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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 25 days 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...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent!
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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)
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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

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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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