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Complete Short Fiction by Oscar. Wilde (2003, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100141439696

ISBN-139780141439693

eBay Product ID (ePID)2373118

Product Key Features

Book TitleComplete Short Fiction

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicClassics, Short Stories (Single Author)

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreFiction

AuthorOscar. Wilde

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.3 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-269458

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal823.8

Grade ToUP

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThe 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberPR5816