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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
This collection of plays by Oscar Wilde includes three of his most famous plays including The Importance of Being Earnest, a three-act play that highlights the double standards prevalent in British society at the time. In the second play, Lady Windermere's fan, a four-act comedy, Wilde introduces us to a modernist take on the proper behavior expected of women in the Victorian times. The play c…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788119172566
- Collation
- 13 x 20 cm.: 265 p.
- Series Title
- Collected works of Oscar Wilde
- Call Number
- 822 WIL i
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The stories, written in the style of fairy tales, teach the reader young and old about love, friendship, selfishness, and sacrifice, even if at the expanse of one's life. The story of the Happy Prince who was really sad, or the selfish giant who learned the meaning of love from the laughter of children, or even that of little Hans who believed in the gift of selfless friendship till his last b…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788119172290
- Collation
- 13 x 20 cm.: 71 p.
- Series Title
- Collected works of Oscar Wilde
- Call Number
- F WIL h
The Picture of Dorian Gray
As Dorian Gray descends into a life of crime and excessive sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigour, while his recently painted portrait develops into a terrible record of evil, which he must keep hidden. This is a powerful moral allegory, a masterpiece of Gothic literature, and a pioneering example of its kind. This captivating tale of terror and suspense has been incredibly popul…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788119172092
- Collation
- 13 x 20 cm.: 248 p.
- Series Title
- Collected works of Oscar Wilde
- Call Number
- F WIL p
De Profundis
Written in 1897, while incarcerated at the Reading Gaol for 'gross indecency', the letter recounts Wilde's relationship with his friend and his imprisonment, lamentations of the infamy and disgrace. He goes on to accept his role in his fall from grace and starts delving into societal problems, quoting many prominent philosophical thinkers. Wilde recounts his spiritual growth in the letter par…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788119172108
- Collation
- 13 x 20 cm.: 50 p.
- Series Title
- Collected works of Oscar Wilde
- Call Number
- 128 WIL d
The ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
Oscar Wilde was a writer and playwright who contributed to literature and the annals of history in various forms. This volume of poems ranges from some of his earliest works to newer ones, including "E Tenebris", and possibly the most popular of his poems, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol". This range of poems depicts Wilde's growth as an artist and person, as sees in his choice of subjects from fo…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788119172351
- Collation
- 13 x 20 cm.: 186 p.
- Series Title
- Collected works of Oscar Wilde
- Call Number
- 821 WIL b
The Plays of Oscar Wilde
‘London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.’ Including some of Oscar Wilde’s most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection of the infamous writer’s works displays his brilliant, quick wit to it…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780007902224
- Collation
- 18 cm. + 368 pages
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- -
- Call Number
- F WIL p
The Happy Prince & Other Stories
A haunting, magical fairy-tale collection, in which Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (among others) The Happy Prince who was not so happy after all, The Selfish Giant who learned to love little children and The Star Child who did not love his parents as much as he should. Each of the stories shines with poetry and magic and will be enjoyed by children of every age. A perfect collection for childr…
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- 1st Edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788181990951
- Collation
- 18 cm. + 232 p.
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- Call Number
- F WIL h
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