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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

A beautiful tale from a truly classic writer. Oscar Wilde helps us all learn that just because someone is different than we are comfortable with, there are worthwhile moments to be shared. This was true for a giant who hated children. When he finally welcomed a child into his realm, this child was much more than anyone realized. Written for all ages and narrated by Glenn Hascall.

In this brilliant allegorical novel, the vain Dorian Gray's prayer is answered when he retains his handsome, youthful appearance while his hidden portrait grows old and shows the ravages of corruption.

A set of charming short stories for children by the famous Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde. The stories include: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket."

Oscar Wilde was one of the most versatile writers who ever lived. He wrote classic plays, including The Importance of Being Ernest; one wildly popular and influential novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray; and a number of inventive and moving stories in The Happy Prince and Other Tales.

Stories included in this volume are: "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Devoted Friend", "The Happy Prince", "The Remarkable Rocket", and "The Selfish Giant".

All human foibles can be found in these classic short stories. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page.

Condemned as immoral when it was first published in 1890, Oscar Wilde's tale of the beautiful young man who "sold himself to the devil for a pretty face" follows the fortunes of Dorian Gray when his prayer for eternal youth as he contemplates his newly finished portrait is answered.

The Importance of Being Earnest is undoubtably Oscar Wilde's best known play probably due to its sharp wit that cannot help but enchant and entertain any reader, theatregoer or listener with this performance.

Tony®- and three-time Emmy®-nominated Producer Mia Moravis brings to you stellar performers from Broadway, Off-Broadway, London's West End, the Bristol Old Vic, and stages across the country, narrating eleven of Oscar Wilde's most engaging, poignant, and mirthful short stories! "The Oscar Wilde Story Suite" is narrated by Annabel Capper, Philip Hernández, Laura Rocklyn, Gail Shalan, Justin Spencer, and Mia Moravis.

Basil Hallward es un artista que queda fuertemente impresionado por la belleza estética de un joven llamado Dorian Gray y comienza a admirarlo. Basil pinta un retrato del joven. Charlando en el jardín de Hallward, Dorian conoce a un amigo de Basil y empieza a cautivarse por la visión del mundo de Lord Henry.

Dorian Gray, giovane e bellissimo dandy della società londinese del diciannovesimo secolo, plagiato e iniziato dall'amico esteta Lord Henry, esprime, contemplando un proprio ritratto, il desiderio di poter rimanere sempre giovane e bello. Per un terribile sortilegio è il dipinto a portare i segni dell'età che avanza e della decadenza umana e morale ...

The twists and turns in a bizarre story of attempted murder, a charming tale of virtue rewarded and the study of a man condemned to die are told by Mr. Wilde with verve and compassion.

After the artist Basil Hallward paints his portrait, Dorian Gray frivolously wishes that the picture change, yet he remain the same. Allured by his perverted friend, Henry Wotton, Gray jumps into a life of depravity and sin. With each sin Dorian commits, the painting of him grows increasingly hideous, showing him what is happening to his soul.

《快乐王子》讲述了生前不知忧愁为何物的快乐王子死后目睹种种人世间的苦难，和燕子牺牲自我帮助他人的故事。…… 《快樂王子》講述了生前不知憂愁為何物的快樂王子死後目睹種種人世間的苦難，和燕子犧牲自我幫助他人的故事。

"The Importance of Being Earnest" is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed in 1895 in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humor.

The Selfish Giant is a short fantasy story for children by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales. The story's plot revolves around a giant who builds a wall to keep children out of his garden, but learns compassion from the innocence of the children. The short story contains significant religious imagery. The Selfish Giant owns a beautiful garden which has 12 peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers, in which children love to play after returning from the school.

Dorian Gray does get what he wished for in trading places with Basil Hallward's portrait of him. Yes, eternal youth spells quite a different picture for one who falls under its spell.

Les grands textes du XIXe siècle. "L'expression était d'une cruauté atroce. Là, son âme même, émergeant de la toile, le dévisageait et l'appelait à son tribunal." Devant son portrait, œuvre d'un de ses amis, Dorian Gray, jeune homme d'une immense fortune et d'une exceptionnelle beauté, fait le vœu de rester tel qu'il est peint, tandis que son image vieillira à sa place. Exaucé par une intervention magique et fatale, Dorian cède alors à tous ses caprices et à toutes ses folies.

B.J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde’s first short stories, "The Canterville Ghost". The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alone in the castle and that the ghost of an old tenant, Sir Simon de Canterville, is with them. Yet the family is not so easily scared, even if the ghost can take many shapes and forms. The short story from the late 19th century mixes humor with the macabre.

Am Klondike ist die Hölle los: Tief in der kanadischen Wildnis wurde Gold gefunden. Doch Oscar Wilde und Mycroft Holmes sind nicht auf der Suche nach Reichtum. Sie folgen der Spur des berüchtigten Betrügers Lex Lancaster, zu dessen Opfern selbst die königliche Familie zählt. Doch der Gauner ist im kalten Nordamerika zu einem gefährlichen Gangsterboss aufgestiegen und die Sonderermittler der Krone müssen eine ungewöhnliche Allianz eingehen, um ihm das Handwerk zu legen. Und zwischen Feuer, Eis und Dynamit könnte ein abgehalfterter Revolverheld der entscheidende Verbündete werden. Sein Name: Wyatt Earp.