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Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
The 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.
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
The 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.
Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and then at Magdalen College Oxford where he started the cult of 'Aestheticism', which involves making an art of life. Following his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he published several books of stories ostensibly for children and one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
Wilde's first success as a playwright was with Lady Windemere's Fan in 1892. He followed this up with A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, all performed on the London stage between 1892 and 1895. However Wilde's homosexual relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas was exposed by the young man's father, the Marquis of Queensbury. Wilde brought a libel suit against Queensbury but lost and was sentenced to two year's imprisonment. He was released in 1897 and fled to France where he died a broken man in 1900.
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES
The Happy Prince
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Selfish Giant
The Devoted Friend
The Remarkable Rocket
LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME AND OTHER STORIES
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Model Millionaire
The Sphinx without a Secret
The Canterville Ghost
A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
The Young King
The Birthday of the Infanta
The Fisherman and his Soul
The Star-Child
Afterword
Selected Bibliography
Biography
| Empfohlen (bis): | 99 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Reihe: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Inhalt: |
304 S.
gilt edges ribbon marker |
| ISBN-13: | 9781509827824 |
| ISBN-10: | 150982782X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 73341 |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Lesebändchen |
| Einband: | Leinen (Buchleinen) |
| Autor: | Wilde, Oscar |
| Hersteller: | Pan Macmillan |
| Maße: | 157 x 98 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Oscar Wilde |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.03.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,182 kg |
Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and then at Magdalen College Oxford where he started the cult of 'Aestheticism', which involves making an art of life. Following his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he published several books of stories ostensibly for children and one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
Wilde's first success as a playwright was with Lady Windemere's Fan in 1892. He followed this up with A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, all performed on the London stage between 1892 and 1895. However Wilde's homosexual relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas was exposed by the young man's father, the Marquis of Queensbury. Wilde brought a libel suit against Queensbury but lost and was sentenced to two year's imprisonment. He was released in 1897 and fled to France where he died a broken man in 1900.
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES
The Happy Prince
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Selfish Giant
The Devoted Friend
The Remarkable Rocket
LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME AND OTHER STORIES
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Model Millionaire
The Sphinx without a Secret
The Canterville Ghost
A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
The Young King
The Birthday of the Infanta
The Fisherman and his Soul
The Star-Child
Afterword
Selected Bibliography
Biography
| Empfohlen (bis): | 99 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Reihe: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Inhalt: |
304 S.
gilt edges ribbon marker |
| ISBN-13: | 9781509827824 |
| ISBN-10: | 150982782X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 73341 |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Lesebändchen |
| Einband: | Leinen (Buchleinen) |
| Autor: | Wilde, Oscar |
| Hersteller: | Pan Macmillan |
| Maße: | 157 x 98 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Oscar Wilde |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.03.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,182 kg |
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