Böcker av Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde is best remembered for his longer works, his criticism and journalism, and his eventful life. But nothing distills his brilliance like his short fiction. Published here with facing-page annotations and an informative introduction by Nicholas Frankel, the stories pulse with Wilde's trademark wit, sharp social critique, and tragic love.

Oscar Wilde's achingly beautiful fairytales, collected in a lux hardcover with original artwork by Yuko Shimizu and introduction by Michael Cunningham.

ΓÇ£The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.ΓÇ¥Initially met with controversy and censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel by the incomparable Oscar Wilde. It is bursting with his trademark wit, his love of art, and his embrace of life and all it has to offer.Dorian, fearful of age and the subsequent fading of his beauty, expresses a wish: that a glorious oil portrait of him suffers the burden of age, and not him. He would sell his soul for it. Unfortunately for him, the wish is granted.Through Dorian, Oscar Wilde weaves an unforgettable tale about the punishment of excess and misplaced desire.Told in an exquisite blend of the Gothic and the philosophical, this fable about our obsession with the aesthetic unravels a horrifying truth: it is not if, but when and where our sins will manifest.The Legend Classics series:Around the World in Eighty DaysThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Importance of Being EarnestAlice''s Adventures in WonderlandThe MetamorphosisThe Railway ChildrenThe Hound of the BaskervillesFrankensteinWuthering HeightsThree Men in a BoatThe Time MachineLittle WomenAnne of Green GablesThe Jungle BookThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other StoriesDraculaA Study in ScarletLeaves of GrassThe Secret GardenThe War of the WorldsA Christmas CarolStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHeart of DarknessThe Scarlet LetterThis Side of ParadiseOliver TwistThe Picture of Dorian GrayTreasure IslandThe Turn of the ScrewThe Adventures of Tom SawyerEmmaThe TrialA Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan PoeGrimm Fairy TalesThe AwakeningMrs DallowayGulliverΓÇÖs TravelsThe Castle of OtrantoSilas MarnerHard Times

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LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series: Murder by Arthur Conan Doyle Power by William Shakespeare Jealousy by Marcel Proust Ghosts by M.

The Canterville Ghost is a humorous tale of an English ghost, set in Canterville Chase, an ancient English house that has all the requisite signs of appearing haunted. An American family of six the Otis family moves into the house despite being warned that the house is haunted.None of the members of the Otis family believe in the presence of the ghost. However, they keep finding the increasing evidence of the ghosts presence. Despite that, the Otises refuse to believe that the house is haunted. From clanking chains to strange apparitions to bloodstains that keep reappearing, they take everything in their stride. They go about their life as usual, not frightened in the least. Only Virginia, the daughter of the Otis family, believes that the ghost exists.The narrator of the story is none other than Sir Simon, the ghost himself. He is characterised by a colorful personality and complex emotions. His regular talks with Virginia about matters of life and death reveal the complexity of his feelings.The Canterville Ghost first appeared in The Court and Society Review Magazine in February 1887. It has been adapted for film, theatre, and music.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era.In his lifetime he wrote nine plays, one novel, and numerous poems, short stories, and essays.Wilde was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes. This doctrine is most clearly summarized in the phrase art for arts sake.

Oscar Wilde: Das Gespenst von CantervilleLesefreundlicher Großdruck in 16-pt-SchriftGroßformat, 210 x 297 mmBerliner Ausgabe, 2019Durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor BorkenThe Canterville Ghost. Erstdruck in »The Court and Society Review«, London, 1887. Hier in der deutschen Übersetzung von Franz Blei, Insel-Verlag, Leipzig, 1926.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Frederick Henry Townsend, Das Gespenst von Canterville, 1887.Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 16 pt.Henricus Edition Deutsche Klassik UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde that was published as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public."The stories included in this collection are:The Young KingThe Birthday of the InfantaThe Fisherman and his SoulThe Star-Child

Der junge Dorian Grey lässt ein Bildnis seiner jugendlichen Schönheit anfertigen und bedauert, dass er altern und daher nicht mehr die Schönheit seiner Jugend erhalten können wird. Er äußert den Wunsch, das Bild möge an seiner statt alt werden, und sein Wunsch geht in Erfüllung. Doch hat Dorian Grey nicht mit den Folgen der Erfüllung seines Wunsches nach ewiger Schönheit gerechnet.

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