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The Complete Short Fiction

Ian Small, Oscar Wilde

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Elegant collection of masterful fiction genres.

This book is a great choice for those who want to experience the genius of Oscar Wilde's storytelling, which beautifully blends wit, humor, and emotion in conveying complex moral issues. From the comical inversion of Victorian morality in 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' to the heart-wrenching yet magical tales of 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Nightingale and the Rose', these small masterpieces are bound to leave a deep impression on readers.

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The Complete Short Fiction

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ISBN: 9780141439693
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2003-04-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Poetry, Fantasy
Related Topics: Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.12
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The complete short stories of the masterful Irish writerFairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners—the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in a wide range of literary styles. Victorian moral justice is comically inverted in "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" and "The Canterville Ghost," and society's materialism comes under sharp, humorous criticism in "The Model Millionaire," while "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" are hauntingly melancholic in their magical evocations of selfless love. These small masterpieces convey the brilliance of Wilde's vision, exploring complex moral issues through an elegant juxtaposition of wit and sentiment.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
 

Elegant collection of masterful fiction genres.

This book is a great choice for those who want to experience the genius of Oscar Wilde's storytelling, which beautifully blends wit, humor, and emotion in conveying complex moral issues. From the comical inversion of Victorian morality in 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' to the heart-wrenching yet magical tales of 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Nightingale and the Rose', these small masterpieces are bound to leave a deep impression on readers.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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