Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Few authors are as closely associated with English wit as Oscar Wilde: the sharp-witted dandy, always ready with a cutting remark. His brilliant conversational skills made him famous even before he began his literary career. The stories in this volume showcase his drastic humour and scathing social critique. Among them, »The Model Millionaire« upends social hierarchies, and in »The Canterville Ghost,« ancient traditions meet modern times in the form of a vulgar and unsentimental American family, creating problems for a ghost that has had it too easy for centuries. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Few authors are as closely associated with English wit as Oscar Wilde: the sharp-witted dandy, always ready with a cutting remark. His brilliant conversational skills made him famous even before he began his literary career. The stories in this volume showcase his drastic humour and scathing social critique. Among them, »The Model Millionaire« upends social hierarchies, and in »The Canterville Ghost,« ancient traditions meet modern times in the form of a vulgar and unsentimental American family, creating problems for a ghost that has had it too easy for centuries. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Few authors are as closely associated with English wit as Oscar Wilde: the sharp-witted dandy, always ready with a cutting remark. His brilliant conversational skills made him famous even before he began his literary career. The stories in this volume showcase his drastic humour and scathing social critique. Among them, »The Model Millionaire« upends social hierarchies, and in »The Canterville Ghost,« ancient traditions meet modern times in the form of a vulgar and unsentimental American family, creating problems for a ghost that has had it too easy for centuries. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.
The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince and Other Stories
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141958367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A collection of stories, including two of Wilde's most famous: 'The Canterville Ghost', in which a young American girl helps to free the tormented spirit that haunts an old English castle and 'The Happy Prince', who was not as happy as he seemed. Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141958367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A collection of stories, including two of Wilde's most famous: 'The Canterville Ghost', in which a young American girl helps to free the tormented spirit that haunts an old English castle and 'The Happy Prince', who was not as happy as he seemed. Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.
The Canterville Ghost
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949487
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
»The Canterville Ghost« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949487
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
»The Canterville Ghost« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.
The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told
Author: Stephen Brennan
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
Presents a collection of ghost stories from such authors as Louisa May Alcott, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Joseph Conrad.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
Presents a collection of ghost stories from such authors as Louisa May Alcott, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Joseph Conrad.
The Canterville Ghost. Mit Materialien
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780194229661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780194229661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Canterville Ghost
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Usborne
ISBN: 9781580867818
Category : Ghost stories
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
An illustrated adaptation of Oscar Wilde's story about a ghost who is outraged when the new owners of his haunted house refuse to take him seriously.
Publisher: Usborne
ISBN: 9781580867818
Category : Ghost stories
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
An illustrated adaptation of Oscar Wilde's story about a ghost who is outraged when the new owners of his haunted house refuse to take him seriously.
Illustrated Classics Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories
Author: Various
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409586579
Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A collection of six timeless, classic stories in one gift-packed volume, retold for younger readers: The Count of Monte Cristo, The 39 Steps, The Prisoner of Zenda, Moonfleet and The Three Musketeers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409586579
Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A collection of six timeless, classic stories in one gift-packed volume, retold for younger readers: The Count of Monte Cristo, The 39 Steps, The Prisoner of Zenda, Moonfleet and The Three Musketeers.
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
Author:
Publisher: Pearson UK
ISBN: 1292297123
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher: Pearson UK
ISBN: 1292297123
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Penguin Longman
ISBN: 9781405865128
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A simplified retelling of three of Oscar Wilde's short stories also includes activities related to the text.
Publisher: Penguin Longman
ISBN: 9781405865128
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A simplified retelling of three of Oscar Wilde's short stories also includes activities related to the text.
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Collector's Library
ISBN: 9781905716623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
.0000000000The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas are given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891. There are ghost stories, moral tales, detective fiction and, above all, fairy stories here to delight and entertain. From the comically unsuccessful and unhappy spook in 'The Canterville Ghost' to the incompetent would-be murderer in 'Lord Arthur Saville's Crime' we are treated to the extravagance and dexterity of Wilde's wit. However it is particularly in the fairy stories that we see the brilliance of Wilde's vision of society and human action, with each tale having both beauty and simplicity while at the same time exploring complex moral issues. The challenge and pleasure of Wilde's short stories is the simultaneous appeal to both child and adult with their themes of Love, Truth and Sacrifice which are as relevant today as they were when they were written.Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, with an Afterword by David Stuart Davies.
Publisher: Collector's Library
ISBN: 9781905716623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
.0000000000The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas are given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891. There are ghost stories, moral tales, detective fiction and, above all, fairy stories here to delight and entertain. From the comically unsuccessful and unhappy spook in 'The Canterville Ghost' to the incompetent would-be murderer in 'Lord Arthur Saville's Crime' we are treated to the extravagance and dexterity of Wilde's wit. However it is particularly in the fairy stories that we see the brilliance of Wilde's vision of society and human action, with each tale having both beauty and simplicity while at the same time exploring complex moral issues. The challenge and pleasure of Wilde's short stories is the simultaneous appeal to both child and adult with their themes of Love, Truth and Sacrifice which are as relevant today as they were when they were written.Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, with an Afterword by David Stuart Davies.