Oscar Wilde

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The Nightingale and the Rose

A collection of dream-like tales by the brilliant Oscar Wilde. One of ten pocket-sized paperbacks from Macmillan Collector's Library celebrating the art of the short story.

Vějíř lady Windermerové

Často divadly uváděná hra britského klasika, podobně jako další autorovy hry, je plná jiskřivého anglického humoru a společenských bonmotů. Na pozadí morálky a způsobu života britské smetánky z konce 19. století se zároveň kriticky zabývá postavením ženy v tehdejší společnosti v příběhu, na jehož počátku stojí jedno velké tajemství.

Complete Fairy Tales Of Oscar Wilde

The master of wit and irony Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales, as Oscar Wilde himself explained, were written "partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy."

Balada o žaláři v Readingu

Baladou o žaláři v Readingu (1898) se Oscar Wilde vyrovnával se svým pobytem ve vězení - byl odsouzen na dva roky těžkých nucených prací za homosexualitu, která byla od roku 1895 trestná. Šlo ovšem o zástupný důvod: soudobá společnost se jej především chtěla zbavit. Prostřednictvím osudu vojáka, který zabil svou milou a je uvězněn a následně popraven, autor balady s hořkostí nahlíží na krutost a

The Critic as Artist

In arguably the most complete exploration of his aesthetic thinking, and certainly the most entertaining, Wilde harnesses his famous wit to demolish the supposed boundary between art and criticism.

Picture of Dorian Gray

Tells the story of Dorian Gray, a beautiful yet corrupt man. When he wishes that a perfect portrait of himself would bear the signs of ageing in his place, the picture becomes his hideous secret, as it follows Dorian's own downward spiral into cruelty and

Plays Of Oscar Wilde

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the e

Wildeana

Penguin Readers Level 3: The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Enthralled by Dorian Gray' own exquisite portrait, he exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the e

Penguin Readers Level 1: The Canterville Ghost

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian’s own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about

The Picture of Dorian Gray

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young... If it was only the other way!' Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may

The Canterville Ghost (Young ELI readers)

Do you believe in ghosts? Well, the Otis family didn’t until they met the Canterville Ghost. This is a story of life and death and love … of a ghost trapped in the present because of the bad thing he did in the past and how a young girl helps him to move on. Tags The Supernatural | Human values In this Reader you will find: Games and language activities | An audio recording of the story | A

Strašidlo Cantervillské a jiné povídky

Cantervillský zámek má vše, co byste od strašidelného anglického venkovského sídla čekali – stará zaprášená brnění, dřevem obložené stěny, v nichž se ukrývají tajné dveře, a mnoho dalších nástrah. Nadto jeho chodbami dosud bloudí duch sira Simona, bývalého majitele zámku, který návštěvníky straší chrastěním řetězů či krvavými skvrnami na podlaze. Noví obyvatelé sídla, americká rodina Otisových,

The Selfish Giant

Prečo do Obrovej záhrady nikdy nepríde leto? Zisti, ako sa sebecký Obor zmení a objaví, čo je to priateľstvo. Obor žije v zámku s nádhernou záhradou. Ale keďže je sebecký, všetko chce iba pre seba. Nechce, aby sa v jeho záhrade hrali deti. Vždy je u neho zima, kým... sa niečo nestane a Obor sa nenaučí, ako ľúbiť a deliť sa. CEFR Level: A1

The Picture of Dorian Gray

A beautiful collector's edition of Oscar Wilde's truly brilliant Gothic novel

The Happy Prince and Other Stories

A beautiful collector's edition of Oscar Wilde's short stories