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The Selfish Giant by Jeanne Bowman (Illustrator); Oscar Wilde
Category: Children's Classics
A beloved tale that has lasted for generations, The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, one of the world's greatest writers, tells the tale of a very selfish giant, his wonderful garden, the curious and playful village children, and, of course, the little child who changes the giant's heart. A beloved classic ...Show more
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Category: Children's Classics
The Selfish Giant has a beautiful garden, but he won't let any of the children play in it. Winter comes and never leaves, until the power of love brings Spring and joy into the Giant's garden and his heart...
The Selfish Giant and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
Category: Children's Classics
New edition of one of the greatest classics of English literature. " 'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant; 'any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself." So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a noticeboard: TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED" When the ...Show more
The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde: An Annotated Selection by Oscar Wilde; Nicholas Frankel (Editor)
Category: Classics
An innovative new edition of nine classic short stories from one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era."I cannot think other than in stories," Oscar Wilde once confessed to his friend André Gide. In this new selection of his short fiction, Wilde's gifts as a storyteller are on full display, accom ...Show more
The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose by Oscar Wilde
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Illuminating essays on philsophy, literature, soceity, and art by one of Ireland's greatest wits Oscar Wilde--witty raconteur, flamboyant hedonist, and self-destructive lover--is most familiar as the author of brilliant comedies, including The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, and the dec ...Show more
The Star-Child by Oscar Wilde
Category: Classics | Series: A\Penguin Classics Hardcover Ser.
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, f ...Show more
The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Category: Classics
Over 120 years after Oscar Wilde submitted "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for publication, the uncensored version of his novel appears here for the first time in a paperback edition. This volume restores material, including instances of graphic homosexual content, removed by the novel's first editor, who ...Show more
Wildeana (riverrun Editions) by Matthew Sturgis (Contribution by); Oscar Wilde
Category: Biography
Oscar Wilde's early fame ensured that throughout his short life he was written about by many of those he met. He was celebrated - or mocked - as the master of the ingenious epigram, the provocative paradox, the witty aside or the extravagant conceit.In researching his monumental biography of Wilde Matth ...Show more