Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (1948) [Omnibus Volume]
by Oscar Wilde
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Summary
(From the publisher):
Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde is the only truly complete and authoritative single−volume edition of Oscar Wilde′s works‚ and is available in both paperback and this hardback edition.
Continuously in print since 1948‚ the Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde has long been recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative single−volume collection of Wilde′s texts available‚ containing his only novel‚ The Portrait of Dorian Gray‚ as well as his plays‚ stories‚ poems‚ essays and letters‚ all in their most authoritative texts.
Illustrated with many fascinating photographs‚ the book includes introductions to each section by Merlin Holland (Oscar′s grandson)‚ Owen Dudley Edwards‚ Declan Kiberd and Terence Brown.
Also included is a comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Oscar Wilde‚ and a chronological table of his life and work.
Contents: (1994 edition)
- The Contributors
- Introduction to the 1994 Edition by Merlin Holland
- Introduction to the 1966 Edition by Vyvyan Holland
- Introduction to the Stories by Owen Dudley Edwards
STORIES
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime
- The Canterville Ghost
- The Sphinx Without a Secret
- The Model Millionaire
- The Young King
- The Birthday of the Infanta
- The Fisherman and His Soul
- The Star-Child
- The Happy Prince
- The Nightingale and the Rose
- The Selfish Giant
- The Devoted Friend
- The Remarkable Rocket
- The Portrait of Mr. W.H.
- Introduction to the Plays by Terence Brown
PLAYS
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lady Windermere’s Fan
- A Woman of No Importance
- An Ideal Husband
- Salomé
- The Duchess of Padua
- Vera, or the Nihilist
- A Florentine Tragedy
- La Sainte Courtisane
- Introduction to the Poems by Declan Kiberd
POEMS
POEMS IN PROSE
- The Artist
- The Doer of Good
- The Disciple
- The Master
- The House of Judgment
- The Teacher of Wisdom
- Introduction to Essays, Selected Journalism, Lectures and Letters by Merlin Holland
ESSAYS, SELECTED JOURNALISM, LECTURES AND LETTERS
APPENDICES
- A Chronological Titles
- B Order of Poems (1882)
- C List of Original Dedications in Wilde’s Published Works
- D Index of First Lines of Poems
- Bibliography
Original title: Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ General Fiction→ Literary Fiction/classics
The following works are contained within this one:
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1887) [Novelette]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Young King, the (1888) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Remarkable Rocket, the (1888) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Nightingale and the Rose, the (1888) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Devoted Friend, the (1888) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Happy Prince, the (1888) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Selfish Giant, the (1888) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Happy Prince and Other Tales, the (1888) [Collection]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Star Child, the (1891) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Picture of Dorian Gray, the (1891) [Novel]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Birthday of the Infanta, the (1891) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
House of Pomegranates, a (1891) [Collection]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Fisherman and His Soul, the (1891) [Short Story]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) [Play]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Woman of No Importance, a (1893) [Play]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Salomé (1894) [Play]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Importance of Being Earnest, the (1895) [Play]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Ideal Husband, an (1895) [Play]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Canterville Ghost, the (1897) [Novelette]
Author: Oscar Wilde
Ballad of Reading Gaol, the (1898) [Poem]
Author: Oscar Wilde
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