EAN: 9780141439693

OSCAR WILDE - GEBRAUCHT THE COMPLETE SHORT FICT...

The complete short stories of the masterful Irish writer  Fairy tales  ghost stories  detective
fiction and comedies of manners-the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as
a writer of fiction  showing breathtaking dexterity in a wide range of literary styles.
Victorian moral justice is comically inverted in "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" and "The
Canterville Ghost " and society's materialism comes under sharp  humorous criticism in "The
Model Millionaire " while "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" are hauntingly
melancholic in their magical evocations of selfless love. These small masterpieces convey the
brilliance of Wilde's vision  exploring complex moral issues through an elegant juxtaposition
of wit and sentiment.  For more than seventy years  Penguin has been the leading publisher of
classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1 700 titles  Penguin Classics
represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and
disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions
and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date
translations by award-winning translators.

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