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New Releases by Oscar WildeOscar Wilde is the author of An Ideal Husband (2023), The Importance of Being Earnest Annotated (2021), The Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde (Classics, Literature) Annotated (2021), The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Illustrated Edition (2021), The Picture of Dorian Gray Illustrated (2021).
release date: Mar 13, 2023
The Importance of Being Earnest Annotated
release date: Dec 23, 2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde (Classics, Literature) Annotated
release date: Jun 07, 2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray is the story of one beautiful, innocent young man''''s seduction, moral corruption, and eventual downfall. We meet our three central characters at the beginning of the book, when painter Basil Hallward and his close friend, Lord Henry Wotton, are discussing the subject of Basil''''s newest painting, a gorgeous young thing named Dorian Gray. Basil and Henry discuss just how perfectly perfect Dorian is--he''''s totally innocent and completely good, as well as being the most beautiful guy ever to walk the earth. Lord Henry wants to meet this mysterious boy, but Basil doesn''''t want him to; for some reason, he''''s afraid of what will happen to Dorian if Lord Henry digs his claws into him. However, Lord Henry gets his wish--Dorian shows up that very afternoon, and, over the course of the day, Henry manages to totally change Dorian''''s perspective on the world. From that point on, Dorian''''s previously innocent point of view is dramatically different--he begins to see life as Lord Henry does, as a succession of pleasures in which questions of good and evil are irrelevant. Basil finishes his portrait of Dorian, and gives it to the young man, who keeps it in his home, where he can admire his own beauty. Lord Henry continues to exert his influence over Dorian, to Basil''''s dismay. Dorian grows more and more distant from Basil, his former best friend, and develops his own interests. One of these interests is Sybil Vane, a young, exceptionally beautiful, exceptionally talented--and exceptionally poor--actress. Though she''''s stuck performing in a terrible, third-rate theatre, she''''s a truly remarkable artist, and her talent and beauty win over Dorian. He falls dramatically in love with her, and she with him. For a moment, it seems like everything will turn out wonderfully. However, this is just the beginning of Dorian''''s story. Once he and Sybil are engaged, her talent suddenly disappears--she''''s so overcome with her passionate love for Dorian that none of her roles on stage seem important to her anymore. This destroys Dorian''''s love for her, and he brutally dumps her. Back home, he notices a something different in his portrait--it looks somehow crueler. In the meanwhile, the distraught Sybil commits suicide, just as Dorian decides to return to her and take back his terrible words. Sybil''''s suicide changes everything. At first, Dorian feels horrible... but he rather quickly changes his tune. On Lord Henry''''s suggestion, Dorian reads a mysterious "yellow book," a decadent French novel that makes him reevaluate his whole belief system. The protagonist of the book lives his life in pursuit of sensual pleasures, which intrigues Dorian. From this moment on, Dorian is a changed man. Dorian starts to live as hedonistically as his wicked mentor, Lord Henry, does. The only thing that documents this turn for the worst is the portrait, which alarmingly begins to exhibit the inward corruption of Dorian''''s soul; the beautiful image changes, revealing new scars and physical flaws with each of Dorian''''s dastardly actions. As years pass, the man in the picture grows more and more hideous, as Dorian himself stays unnaturally young and beautiful. Rumors start to spread about the various people whose lives Dorian has ruined, and his formerly good reputation is destroyed. On Dorian''''s 38th birthday, he encounters Basil, who desperately asks his former friend if all the horrifying rumors about him are true. Dorian finally snaps and shows Basil the portrait, in which the horrible truth about his wicked nature is revealed. Basil recoils, and begs Dorian to pray for forgiveness. In response, Dorian murders Basil, stabbing him brutally. He blackmails another of his former friends into disposing of the body. Dorian retreats to an opium den after dealing with all of the evidence, where he encounters an enemy he didn''''t know he had--Sybil Vane''''s brother, James...
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Illustrated Edition
release date: May 06, 2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray Illustrated
release date: Apr 14, 2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (World Literature Classics / Illustrated with Doodles)
release date: Feb 28, 2021
The Happy Prince, and Other Tales
release date: Feb 24, 2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde / World Literature Classics / Illustrated with Doodles
release date: Feb 20, 2021
The Importance Of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde
release date: Jan 01, 2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray Annotated
release date: Dec 02, 2020
Oscar Wilde - The Happy Prince and Other Tales
release date: Oct 10, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (World Classics)
release date: Oct 07, 2020
release date: Aug 05, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde the New Fully Annotated Edition
release date: Jul 08, 2020
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER STORIES - A unique book by Oscar Wilde
release date: Jul 05, 2020
The Happy Prince and Other Stories (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Tales) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five classic stories. These are:: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". Each tale is beautifully told and the book contains 12 full colour plates plus numerous BnW in text illustrations which add to the beauty of the stories. This book has proved so popular that a radio drama adaption was made by Columbia Workshop was broadcast on 26 December 1936. In 1941 Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre broadcast a version on their "Christmas Show". Another radio version was broadcast in the Philco Radio Hall of Fame on 24 December 1944. This featured Orson Welles (narrator), Bing Crosby (as The Prince) and Lurene Tuttle as The Swallow. A record album called The Happy Prince was recorded and issued in 1946 by American Decca Records, with Orson Welles narrating and Bing Crosby as the Prince. In 1968 the Bee Gees publish the song "When the Swallows fly" with clear references to The Happy Prince tale. An animated film adaptation of the story was produced in 1974, starring Glynis Johns as the swallow and Christopher Plummer as the Prince. Adaptations have continued over the years, the most recent in 2019; Viki produced an adaption of the manga “Zattai Kareshi” by Yuu Watase. The show features numerous references to “The Happy Prince” even featuring a children''s story book of the tale. This no doubt not the end for this superb children’s book. 10% of the profit from this book will be donated to charities: =============== KEYWORDS/TAGS: The Happy Prince, Oscar wilde, Folklore, Fairy Tales, fables, childrens stories, childrens book, Nightingale and the Rose, Selfish Giant, Devoted, Friend, Remarkable, Rocket, King of the Mountains, Mountains of the Moon, Palace, Sans-Souci, Loveliest, Queen, Maids of Honour, Rich, Making Merry, Beautiful House, Beggars, Sitting, Gates, princess, Pass by, red rose, Lips, Sweet, Honey, Tree, Little Child, Little Boy, he had Loved, Green, Linnet, Hans, Garden, Russian Princess, sleigh, horses, Fireworks, King, prince, storyteller, storytelling,
The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde "The Annotated Edition"
release date: Jun 23, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde the New Annotated Updated Edition
release date: May 16, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde the New Latest Annotated Edition
release date: May 12, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde the New Annotated Play
release date: May 09, 2020
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde New Annotated Edition
release date: May 07, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Gothic, Ghost Story, Philosophical and Biographical Fiction) the New Annotated Version
release date: May 04, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Gothic, Ghost Story, Philosophical and Biographical Fiction) the New Annotated Edition
release date: May 04, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Gothic, Ghost Story, Philosophical and Biographical Fiction) Annotated Edition
release date: May 04, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Gothic, Ghost Story, Philosophical and Biographical Fiction) the New Annotated Volume
release date: May 04, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Gothic, Ghost Story, Philosophical and Biographical Fiction) the New Annotated Classic Version
release date: May 04, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Gothic, Ghost Story, Philosophical and Biographical Fiction) Annotated Version
release date: May 04, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde an Annotated Edition
release date: Apr 30, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde the Fully Annotated Edition
release date: Apr 26, 2020
The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde The New Annotated Edition
release date: Apr 24, 2020
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde New Annotated Edition
release date: Apr 24, 2020
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