SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF OSCAR WILDE
 
Poet, Playwright, essayist, flamboyant, stylish and dazzling, Oscar Wilde was arguably literature's most versatile writer. Over the course of two short decades, he was responsible for an incredible amount of work, genius, scandal and controversy, producing masterpieces in nearly every literary genre. This exceptional collection includes 14 celebrated stories the inimitable Wilde published during his exceedingly eventful career, including poignant fairy-tales such as 'The Happy Prince, ' 'The Nightingale and the Rose, ' and 'The Selfish Giant, ' extravagant comedies like 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost, ' and the daring narrative experiments like "The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
 
About the Author
Oscar Wilde was born in October 1854 in Dublin. After attending Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford, Wilde embarked on a career as a poet, quickly establishing himself as a leading figure in what became known as the aesthetic movement. He was at the height of his powers when the unwise prosecution for libel of the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, led to imprisonment and social disgrace in 1895. He died in exile in 1900, aged 46.
 
Product details
Publisher : Maple Press
Language : English
Paperback : 264 pages
ISBN-10 : 9350331209
ISBN-13 : 978-9350331200
Reading age : 10 years and up
Item Weight : 340 g
Dimensions : 13.97 x 1.52 x 21.59 cm