Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A House of Pomegranates A House of Pomegranates Oscar Wilde Collection of Wilde Short stories, written before his plays, and well before the trial. H. L. Mencken essay praises Wilde's art, damns his lack of honor and arrogance that let to his trial and his ru… OL14877134W
The ballad of Reading Gaol and other poems The ballad of Reading Gaol and other poems Oscar Wilde This poem - originally published anonymously, written after Wilde's two year's hard labour in Reading prison - is the tale of a man who has been sentenced to hang for the murder of the woman he loved… OL14877694W
Lord Arthur Savile's crime Lord Arthur Savile's crime Oscar Wilde It was Lady Windermere's last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six Cabinet Ministers had come on from the Speaker's Levee in their stars and ribands, all… OL14877863W
A Woman of No Importance A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is an… OL14877870W
An ideal husband An ideal husband Oscar Wilde "This comic gem, an instant success at its 1895 debut, continues to delight both audiences and readers. It revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to re-examine their moral st… OL24270984W