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Audiokniha: The Otis family move into a haunted house, Canterville Chase. The resident ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville killed his wife there in 1575 and his guilt causes him to haunt the house. Sir Simon haunts with different coloured bloodstains, which appear on the floor everyday. It is all to no avail as nothing frightens the Otis family. Virginia Otis feels sorry for Sir Simon and when he tells her that his wife's death was an accident and how he is very unhappy and lonely, she is reduced to tears...

Objev podobné jako The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde - audiokniha

When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. Their disbelief is soon shattered by the nightly sound of rattling chains in the hallways and the appearance of mysterious bloodstains in the living room. However, the ghost struggles to intimidate his new victims, as they counter his ghoulish behaviour with typically transatlantic pragmatism, offering lubricator for his chains and cleaning up the stains with detergent. As the spirit is deserted by his capacity to scare, Virginia, the Otises' daughter, gets to know him and learns the tragic tale behind his sad fate.Sparkling with his trademark wit, this classic tale is one of Oscar Wilde's finest stories and is presented here with three other comic mystery stories, 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime', 'The Sphinx without a Secret' and 'The Model Millionaire', all of which were first published together in 1891.

Objev podobné jako The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories - Oscar Wilde

The Canterville ghost + CD audioAbout the series: The series Young ELI Readers is divided into four levels according to the language level of the readers. It's in line with the indications of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language and comprise useful language certification exercises. This ensures that learners will meet language and structures they have already studied or which are commensurate with their level, making reading an achievable, enjoyable and stimulating experienceStages:-Stage 1 (100 headwords) below A1-Stage 2 (200 headwords) A1 Starters-Stage 3 (300 headwords) A1.1 Movers-Stage 4 (400 headwords) A2 FlyersAbout The Canterville ghost + CD audio :Stage 3: A1.1 MoversPlot:This is a story of life and death and love... of a ghost trapped in the present because of the bad thing he did in the past and how a young girl helps him to move on.The book contains five pages of exercises for revision at the end. An illustrated dictionary, placed on the inside of the cover, keeps the vocabulary the student needs within sight at all times. Fun cut out bookmarks personalize the book. Reading, speaking, writing and listening skills are fully practised and developed through exercises specifically designed for each skill. The text, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A collection of stories, including two of Wilde''s most famous: ''The Canterville Ghost'', in which a young American girl helps to free the tormented spirit that haunts an old English castle and ''The Happy Prince'', who was not as happy as he seemed. Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.

Objev podobné jako The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince and Other Stories - Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost is a classic tale by Oscar Wilde, first published in 1887. A delightful read for all ages, the story follows the Otis family as they move into Canterville Chase, a haunted mansion in England, and encounter the mischievous ghost that haunts the house. This charming tale offers a unique blend of wit, satire, and heartfelt moments. Â Blends comedy and the supernatural in a unique way. An engaging story of a ghost''s attempts to scare new residents. Witty and satirical commentary on societal norms and expectations. Features vividly drawn and memorable characters. A must-read for fans of WildeÂ’s works and lovers of classic literature. Â

Objev podobné jako The Canterville Ghost

Audiokniha MP3 Oscar Wilde, čte Rodilý mluvčí Obtížnost poslechu odpovídá jazykové úrovni B1 podle Společného evropského referenčního rámce, tj. pro středně pokročilé studenty angličtiny.The Otis family move into a haunted house, Canterville Chase. The resident ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville killed his wife there in 1575 and his guilt causes him to haunt the house. Sir Simon haunts with different coloured bloodstains, which appear on the floor everyday. It is all to no avail as nothing frightens the Otis family. Virginia Otis feels sorry for Sir Simon and when he tells her that his wife's death was an accident and how he is very unhappy and lonely, she is reduced to tears....

Objev podobné jako The Canterville Ghost

Audiokniha: Bezvýznamná žena - audiokniha obsahuje konverzační komedii, jejímž autorem je Oscar Wilde. Účinkují Josef Červinka, Viktor Preiss, Dana Syslová, Svatopluk Beneš, Petra Špalková, Jaroslava Adamová, Pavel Chalupa a další. Režie Markéta Jahodová. Rozhlasová nahrávka z roku 1998. „Mluvte s každou ženou, jakoby kdybyste ji miloval, a s každým mužem, jako kdybyste se nudil. Až skončí vaše první sezona, budete mít pověst člověka s dokonalým společenským taktem.“ (Oscar Wilde: Bezvýznamná žena) Když v roce 1900 zemřel v pařížském hotelu d’Alsace v rue des Beaux-Arts těžce nemocný Sebastian Melmoth, dleli u jeho lůžka jen dva přátelé a jen málokdo tušil, že pod tímto jménem se skrývá známý irský dramatik Oscar Wilde. Narodil se roku 1854 v Dublinu v rodině očního a ušního chirurga. Oscara však – alespoň co se týče volby povolání – inspirovala spíše jeho matka Jane, která byla úspěšnou irskou spisovatelkou. Zpočátku byl jeho život poklidný a počestný – vystudoval klasickou filologii (s výborným prospěchem) a oženil se se zámožnou Constance Lloydovou. Zároveň se však stal jedním z předních představitelů dekadence, jednoho z vůdčích uměleckých směrů 19. století. S rozkoší provokoval anglickou usedlou smetánku a šlechtu a postavám z těchto kruhů vkládal do úst vždy ty nejnemorálnější odsudky a ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Bezvýznamná žena - Oscar Wilde - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Audiokniha The Picture of Dorian Gray namluvená rodilým mluvčím. Jazyková úroveň B1 pro středně pokročilé posluchače. Late nineteenth-century London: a city of contrasts. Great wealth and terrible poverty, beauty and ugliness, purity and immorality. Oscar Wilde takes the reader into this strange and fascinating world through the strange story of the picture of Dorian Gray. Young, handsome and innocent, the aristocratic Dorian is visiting his friend, the kind and gentle painter Basil Hallward, when he meets Lord Henry Wotton. Entertaining and cynical, Lord Henry introduces Dorian to the idea of a world where the only value is beauty, and everything must serve this ideal. But how can Dorian survive ageing and ugliness? In front of his beautiful portrait, painted by Hallward, Dorian makes a terrible wish. This wish will come true, dragging Dorian into a world of the senses, of beauty and joy, but also of terror, of fear and ultimately of murder…

Objev podobné jako The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - audiokniha

With an Introduction and Notes by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London.Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy, Lady Windermere's Fan. The combination of dazzling wit, subtle social criticism, sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner, both here and in his next three plays, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and his undisputed masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.This volume includes all Wilde's plays from his early tragedy Vera to the controversial Salome and the little known fragments, La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy. The edition affords a rare chance to see Wilde's best known work in the context of his entire dramatic output, and to appreciate plays which have hitherto received scant critical attention. Wilde's plays have never failed to delight audiences and are a lasting testimony to their author's supreme wit and theatrical genius.

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Audiokniha: Inteligentní humor, brilantní dialogy a samozřejmě nepostradatelné bonmoty - to jsou kvality, pro které stále vyhledáváme divadelní hry Oscara Wilda. V hlavních rolích dramatu ze společnosti, v němž se hříchy mládí připomenou v nejnepříhodnější čas, uslyšíte Jaromíra Hanzlíka, Danielu Kolářovou a Pavla Soukupa.Oscar Wilde měl neobyčejný talent a nevšední schopnost obratně rozvíjet komediální situace, které navíc naplňuje osobitým, nezaměnitelným humorem, v případě Ideálního manžela velice ironickým až sarkastickým. Wilde se geniálně dokáže vysmát všemu pokrytectví a dodnes nám tím poskytuje úlevný, léčivý smích.

Objev podobné jako Ideální manžel - Oscar Wilde - audiokniha

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.'Including some of Oscar Wilde's most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection of the infamous writer's works displays his brilliant, quick wit to its full glory. Wilde's pithy social comedies dissect the morals and idiosyncrasies of society in the 1890s and offer a view of the sexual politics of the time.

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Kniha - autor Oscar Wilde, 144 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Známý příběh ve dvojjazyčné verzi. Rodina Otisových se nastěhuje do strašidelného domu, Cantervillského zámku. Duch, který v domě sídlí, sir Simon de Canterville, tam zavraždil v roce 1575 svou manželku, a za svou vinu je potrestán tak, že musí v domě strašit. Sir Simon straší pomocí krvavých skvrn různých barev, které se každý den objevují na podlaze. Všechno je to k ničemu, protože Otisovu rodinu nic nevystraší. Virginii Otisové je sira Simona líto, a když jí řekne, že smrt jeho ženy zavinila nehoda a jak moc je nešťastný a osamělý, dožene ji to k slzám...

Objev podobné jako The Canterville Ghost/Strašidlo Cantervillské (978-80-7240-826-9)

Audiokniha: Pohádky tohoto anglického básníka, dramatika a prozaika irského původu nejsou odvozeny z lidových pramenů, nýbrž jsou tvorbou výlučně literární. Vznikaly v poslední třetině devatenáctého století a projevuje se v nich výraznou měrou secesní zdobnost, ornamentálnost a příklon k symbolismu. Je v nich patrná i určitá míra dekadence, jíž byl autor literárním představitelem - projevuje se melancholií, střetem snového světa s realitou, tématem smysluplného utrpení ve jménu lásky. Nevítězí v nich vždycky dobro a ani zlo není pokaždé ve své skutečné podobě potrestáno. Wildovy pohádky však mají obrovskou sílu mravního přesvědčení o absolutních lidských hodnotách. Do pohádkových příběhů, které Oscar Wilde údajně napsal pro své syny, vložil celé své srdce a vypravěčský um i básnické nadání. Nahrávka je určena starším dětem i dospělým posluchačům.

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Audiokniha: „Jediný půvab minulosti je v tom, že je to minulost.“ Oscar Wilde. Zatímco krásný Dorian zůstává stále dvacetiletý, do jeho věrného portrétu na malířském plátně se propisují všechny hříchy a poklesky živé předlohy. Slavný Wildeův román v sobě nese autobiografické rysy. Mladý muž se nechává portrétovat známým malířem, a když poprvé spatří svůj krásný portrét, projeví přání, aby sám nikdy nezestárl a všechny proměny tváře se objevovaly pouze na obraze… Román obsahuje hororové prvky i faustovský motiv, dotýká se i tématu homosexuality. Zatímco krásný Dorian Gray zůstává stále dvacetiletý, do jeho věrného portrétu na malířském plátně se propisují všechny hříchy a poklesky živé předlohy. Původně čistý a naivní mladík Dorian se vlivem okouzlujícího, ale amorálního Henryho, postupně mění. A mění se i obraz. Ivan Lupták v legendárním příběhu s hudbou Ondřeje Brouska.

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Audiokniha: Pohádky ze souboru Dům granátových jablek od Oscara Wilda poprvé v audioknižní podobě! Oscar Wilde během svého života napsal dva soubory pohádek. První, Šťastný princ a jiné pohádky, z roku 1888 se i u nás těší velké oblibě a byly mnohokrát vydány a zpracovány, jeho druhý soubor Dům granátových jablek z roku 1891 je však u nás téměř neznámý. Tato sbírka obsahuje čtyři pohádky – Mladý král, Infantčiny narozeniny, Rybář a jeho duše a Hvězdné dítě, které jsou i po více jak sto třiceti letech od jejich napsání stále aktuální a pomocí alegorie a podobenství ukazují nešvary společnosti. Tyto Wildovy pohádky jsou silně inspirované Asií a asijskou filozofií a mají silný sociální podtext. Autorovu nesmírně působivou obraznost a vytříbený poetický jazyk pak v prvním audioknižním vydání Domu granátových jablek umocňuje kongeniální překlad Jiřího Zdeňka Nováka. Nelehké intepretace mnohovrstevnatého textu se ujal Michal Bumbálek.

Objev podobné jako Dům granátových jablek - Oscar Wilde - audiokniha

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit, Oscar Wilde's fables and fairy tales have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off kingdoms and ocean realms, in the company of giants and nightingales, Wilde speaks of heartbreak and redemption, of cruelty and compassion, of love lost, of love gained, of love lasting. Included in this selection are stories from The Happy Prince and A House of Pomegranates.'His tales will dazzle children and intrigue adults' Guardian

Objev podobné jako The Star-Child - Oscar Wilde

Gloriously adapted and illustrated by the winner of the British Book Awards Nibbie for Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.''This gorgeous version of Oscar Wilde''s classic fable is a heartwarming delight'' - Waterstones, Best Children''s Books June 2024Swallow is a homeless boy who’s just arrived in the big city. He settles down for the night under the golden and bejewelled statue of the Happy Prince, yet when he looks up he sees the statue is weeping. What could a golden Happy Prince possibly have to feel sad about?But from his view high above the city, the prince can see the suffering of the poor. He asks little Swallow to take his jewels and gold to the people who need them most. Can the statue and the boy find a way to bring happiness to everyone in the city?

Objev podobné jako The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde

Audiokniha: Účinkují Petr Čtvrtníček, Jiří Lábus, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Jan Hartl, Růžena Merunková, Ondřej Rychlý, Tereza Císařová a další Původní česká dramatizace na motivy povídky Oscara Wildea. Režie: Jan Jiráň. Duchařská komedie z prostředí starobylého anglického zámku, který koupila bohatá americká rodina. V komnatách šlechtického sídla však již řadu staletí straší duch bývalého majitele… Wildeova svěžest absurdního humoru, ironičnost a nadsázka se skrývají v jeho nejslavnější próze Strašidlo cantervillské vydané v roce 1887. Od té doby patří mezi největší světové bestsellery. Proto i autoři dramatizace tohoto nadčasového díla k němu přistupovali s velkou pokorou, aby všichni posluchači této audio nahrávky měli stejně krásný pocit, jako při čtení samotné knihy.

Objev podobné jako Strašidlo cantervillské - Oscar Wilde - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Josef Karlík, Rudolf Krátký, Vlasta Fialová, Dagmar Pistorová, Jiřina Prokšová a Rudolf Walter v hlavních rolích brněnské rozhlasové adaptace slavné komedie Oscara Wilda Ideální manžel z r. 1962.Sarkasmus, ironie, četné paradoxy vtělené do vtipných bonmotů to především očekáváme od komedií Oscara Wilda. Hra Ideální manžel v sobě nese i společenskokritický náboj. Titulní postava - Robert Chiltern - získal svůj majetek i postavení podvodem a právě ve chvíli, kdy ho čeká zářivá politická kariéra, přichází čas splatit hřích minulosti. Wilde ale rozhodně nenapsal jednoduchou moralitu a třeba neochvějně ctnostná Lady Chilternová se přesvědčí, že někdy účel svědčí prostředky. Přítel jejího manžela Lord Goring ji stejně jako diváky dovede k poznání, že ideální manžel, podobně jako ideální politik, je postava z říše snů.

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Audiokniha: Slavný poetický, pohádkový příběh Oscara Wildea: Šťastný princ, čtou a vyprávějí: Karel Höger a Vladimír Šmeral.

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Audiokniha: Pohádky Oscara Wildea jsou literární klasikou. Zaposlouchejte se do jedné z těch nejznámějších...V režii Jana Bergera účinkují Viktor Preiss, Petr Svojtka, Eduard Cupák, Rudolf Hrušínský I., Ivana Vondrovicová, Miroslav Masopust, Sylva Sequensová.

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Oscar Wilde's entire three-act play, faithfully adapted into a glorious graphic novel.

Objev podobné jako The Importance of Being Earnest The Graphic Novel - Oscar Wilde

Audiokniha: Dorian Gray je krásný, mladý a bezstarostný. Až do chvíle, kdy zatouží po věčnosti. Když ho malíř Basil Hallward portrétuje, Dorian se poprvé zamyslí nad pomíjivostí svého vzhledu. Pod vlivem charismatického lorda Henryho vysloví přání: kéž by zůstal navždy mladý a místo něj stárnul jeho portrét. Přání se splní – a začíná temný příběh o touze po věčném mládí, morálním úpadku a síle viny.Ač se příběh odehrává ve viktoriánském Londýně, varování před sebestředností, kultem krásy a ztrátou svědomí působí i dnes znepokojivě aktuálně. Audiokniha je adaptována v jedinečném provedení Jaroslava Plesla.Čte: Jaroslav PleslHudba: Ivan AcherRežie: Alexandra BauerováZvukový mix: Vladimír SrbNatočilo: S Pro Alfa

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Audiokniha: Rozhlasová dramatizace slavného románu Oscara Wilda z roku 1980 o stále mladičkém Dorianovi, který nadchl Basila Hallwarda svým půvabem a nevinností, a tak jeho tvář zvěčnil na plátnu. Basilův přítel poté Doriánovi ukázal všechny krásné možnosti života včetně drogových dýchánků a rozkoše s dívkami. Přestože Dorián přišel o svou nevinnost, stále je mladý a ne a ne zestárnout.

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Audiokniha: Všichni to přece dělají. Klasické dílo erotické literatury plné sexuálního napětí, sprostých slov, nadsázky, vzrušení a otevřené erotiky, která pobuřuje i ve 21. století. Slavná erotická novela, jejíž autorství se připisuje spisovateli Oscaru Wildovi, je koncipována jako důvěrná zpověď mladé patricijské dámy Beatrice. Inspirována přítelkyní, které se dostalo sexuálního probuzení od zmužilého komorníka, Beatrice neváhá a vydává se objevovat taje tělesných slastí. Zažívá potěšení všeho druhu, od svádění služebných až po orgie a zasvěco-vání nezkušených do umění lásky. Wildeho autorství je sporné, novela vycházela na pokračo-vání v erotickém časopise The Pearl mezi lety 1879 a 1880, a šířila se mezi nejvybranější společností. Již generace čtenářů si libují ve vzrušujících dobrodružstvích mladých aristokra-tických hrdinek. Zpověď dámy dodnes dokáže pohoršit a zapůsobit silněji než díla současné pornografie.

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Audiokniha: Jak by měl nejvyšší královský hodnostář osladit život chudým, když královské pokladně kručí v útrobách? Nebude je stačit nakrmit prazvláštní podívanou na sochu Šťastného prince? Takové akce lidé přece milují! Jenže jednoho dne se mezi chodidly sochy usadí malá vlaštovička, která se zpozdila s odletem na jih. Chtěla si jen odpočinout. Ale najednou na ni začaly padat veliké kapky. Nebyl to déšť. Byly to slzy Šťastného prince. Osoby a obsazení: Šťastný princ (Pavel Soukup), vlaštovka (Miroslava Hozová), lord kancléř (Karel Houska), obřadník (Antonín Hardt). Dále účinkují Ilja Racek, Jaroslav Kaňkovský, Jiří Ornest a Miriam Chytilová. režie: Karel Weinlich Natočeno v roce 1984.

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In a town where a lot of poor people suffer and where there are a lot of miseries, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter, meets the statue of the late ‘Happy Prince’, who in reality has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow isn’t allowed to enter. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As the winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds and severe cold.The statue is then brought down from the pillar and melted in a furnace leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow and they are thrown in a dust heap. These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city. This is affirmed by God and they live forever in his city ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde

The Selfish Giant has a beautiful garden, but he won''t let any of the children play in it. Winter comes and never leaves, until the power of love brings Spring and joy into the Giant''s garden and his heart...

Objev podobné jako The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde

Celebrate the chill of classic Irish ghost tales in this beautiful Collector''s Edition, drawing threads from folklore, legend and ancient origins.Ghosts and spirits abound in this glorious gift edition of Irish tales, building on the history, mythology and the folklore of the Emerald Isle. Stories include The Child That Went with the Fairies, The Canterville Ghost, The Last of Squire Ennismore, and more. A range of celebrated Irish authors from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries offer mystical, atmospheric tales of lost souls and haunted landscapes.

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Discover the incredible myths and legends of Ireland in this wonderful selection of tales, collected and retold by Lady Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde. Lady Wilde was an accomplished folklorist who sought to preserve Irish culture through recording their enchanting myths, rituals and beliefs. This collection contains over 100 of these enthralling and eerie tales including, "The Horned Women," "The Holy Well and the Murderer," and "The Bride''s Death-Song," Each showcase the strange and mystical superstitions spread by Irish peasantry in the ancient tongue. This edition also includes a chapter on the ancient peoples of Ireland written by her husband Sir William Wilde which forms part of the original manuscript. It will appeal to anyone interested in Ireland and its oral history.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

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‘A fascinating and meticulously researched look at the biggest gay scandal to hit the headlines until Oscar Wilde. Absolutely a must-read.’ – Paul Donnelley, author of 501 Most Notorious CrimesIt’s the summer of 1889, and the royal family is in crisis.It is well known in polite society that the Prince of Wales’s eldest son and his aristocratic acolytes are regulars at 19 Cleveland Street – a male brothel in London’s West End. Bad behaviour by the gentry is accepted, but it must stay behind closed doors; they can do what they wish, but the rule that rules all is silence. The Establishment has always closed ranks – a word here and there from powerful people will put rumours swiftly to bed.But not this time.Onto this stage walks Detective Inspector Frederick Abberline of Scotland Yard, fresh from leading the disastrous Jack the Ripper investigation the previous year. Now the reputations of men who rule half the world are under threat from a scandal that stretches all the way to the corridors of Buckingham Palace.

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One of Ireland''s greatest writers, the Nobel-prize winner W. B. Yeats was fascinated by the myths and folklore of his native country. Compiled by Yeats in 1892, this abridged version showcases some of the stories that were collected around the country by a variety of historians, including Lady Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde.Within these pages, you''ll discover tales of greedy sons who get their comeuppance, canny priests, evil witches and demons alongside legends of heroic kings, giants and, of course, the good folk themselves - the fairies, the leprechauns and the cluricauns.By turns, charming and scary, these are yarns that have passed down through generations and which are still as entertaining and magical as when they were first recalled.

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Every letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde''s unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray''s quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen, David Foster Wallace and the Little Red-Haired Girl). There is also a brief history of the letter-writing guide, with instructions on when and when not to send fish as a wedding gift. And as these accounts unfold, so does the tale of a compelling wartime correspondence that shows how the simplest of letters can change the course of a life.

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The ultimate loo book: a laugh-out-loud collection of funny quotations from the classics to the contemporary. Looking for a stocking-filler gift or a Secret Santa present? LOOK NO FURTHER. This bestselling book has you covered...!''Outstanding'' - The Sunday Times''Hysterical - what a good tonic'' -- ***** Reader review''The funniest book I have read in ages'' -- ***** Reader review''If you only ever get one quotations book - IT MUST BE THIS ONE!'' -- ***** Reader review''Addictive - once you pick it up you can''t put it back down without trying to finish the chapter'' -- ***** Reader review''Pure class'' -- ***** Reader review****************************************************************************Whether for the loo or bedside entertainment or as a work of reference or self-improvement, The Funniest Thing You Never Said is the biggest and best humorous quotation book there is - a complete one-stop shop of witty one liners.Quotations are ordered not by A-Z, but by thematic categories: love; business; religion; celebrity; the animal kingdom, intellect; dating; hair - you name it, every category is covered.The collection includes all the classics from Oscar Wilde to Winston Churchill, Dorothy Parker to Groucho Marx but also mines many new hidden gems from lesser lights and includes many contemporary quotes ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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This book explores how British filmmakers of the 2000s engaged with the themes of love, sex and desire. It ranges from powerful contemporary dramas such as Kidulthood, Closer and Disobedience to the lighter mood of the Bridget Jones series, as well as exploring dramatisations of the lives of Oscar Wilde, Sylvia Plath and Iris Murdoch. -- .

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When Mr Hiram B. Otis decides to buy Canterville Chase, everyone tells him that he is crazy because the house is haunted by a ghost. And when the American family comes to live there, strange things begin to happen: a bloodstain that changes colour, mysterious noises in the night, a journey to the Garden of Death…

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Born to over achieving parents during the conservative and bourgeois Victorian period, in 1854, Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde would become one of Ireland’s finest poets and playwrights. The moulding of the real Oscar Wilde was shaped by his formative years, education and experiences, but he would continue to evolve and change as a poet, aesthete, a playwright, political thinker, essayist, husband, father, lover and even while he was prisoner. He was a complex and sometimes contradictory man, and was in many ways, ahead of the times in which he lived in. His professional successes including The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Ernest and A Woman of No Importance, to name but a few, are some of the most quoted works in modern times. But it is his personal life and the Victorian scandal that he caused in 1895 that Wilde is most remembered for today. Just after his second son was born, Wilde started to explore his sexuality. This new personal liberation and happiness would lead to meeting Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas. At the height of his success, Wilde’s life and the lives of his wife and children changed forever after a libel suit that lead ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic." The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, a beloved Gothic masterpiece of supernatural terror and a #booktok sensation, is now available in an exquisite hardcover edition, featuring a foiled cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it an ideal gift for literature lovers, fans of gothic horror and allegorical literature, and book collectors. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed or dark academia library, or an attention-grabbing add for your holiday reading list or Christmas wish list.Harper Muse Classics: The Gothic Chronicles Collection presents The Picture of Dorian Gray:Presents Oscar Wilde''s unsettling Gothic tale of a man who sells his soul in exchange for eternal youth but who also pays for its tragic ramifications; its 1890 publication helped secure Wilde''s place in literature''s pantheon of great writersExplores such themes as the narcissistic worship of youth and beauty, the corrupting power of influence, the superficiality of society, and the true purpose of art and artistic expressionIs ideal for Oscar Wilde fans, lovers of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspiredWhether you''re buying this as a ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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"I don''t regret for a single moment having lived for pleasure. I did it to the full, as one should do anything one does. I lived on honeycomb." Oscar WildeAlthough it is over 120 years since his infamous trial for indecency, Oscar Wilde has never held greater fascination for us. This packed illustrated biography tells the life of Oscar Wilde through his own words – private letters, poems, plays, stories and legendary witticisms. It includes his relationships with key artists and writers of the time, including John Ruskin, Charles Ricketts, and Lillie Langtry.It is illustrated throughout with paintings, engravings, contemporary photographs, cartoons and caricatures of Wilde and his social circle. With illustrations and paintings by Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, James Whistler and Max Beerbohm, it is a beautiful evocation of the glittering fin de siecle word by its most fascinating wordsmith and aesthete.The book details Wilde''s ruin after the trial and its outcome. The profundity of his writing from prison and exile form an epitaph, not only to his own life, but also for the era that carelessly delighted in it.

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The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas is given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891. From the comic tales of The Canterville Ghost and Lord Arthur Savile's Crime to the marvelous fairy stories and fantasies of The Selfish Giant, The Happy Prince and The Star Child, we are treated to the extravagance and dexterity of Wilde's exceptional wit, in stories that will appeal to both adults and children. Beautifully illustrated by Wilde's fellow decadent and aestheticist, the inimitable Aubrey Beardsley, this Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Happy Prince & Other Stories also features an afterword by author David Stuart Davies. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Author Information Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He studied there, at Trinity College, and then at Oxford, where he founded the cult of aestheticism. He published several books of stories, and one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, in 1891. He had many successes as a playwright, first with Lady Windermere's Fan in 1892, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Oscar Wilde''s fairy tales are some of his most elegant and charming pieces of writing. He produced two books of fairy tales -- THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES, and A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES . They''ve rarely been collected in one volume -- and never with stunning artwork by Yuko Shimizu (THE UNWRITTEN, BARBED WIRE BASEBALL, A WILD SWAN), one of the modern masters of illustration and graphic art. Wilde''s original fairy tales are moving, sweet, sad and magical -- much like Yuko''s artwork. Yuko is one of the most celebrated and admired editorial illustrators in the world, and her work is perfectly aligned with Wilde''s witty, rueful voice. The edition also features an original introduction by the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Cunningham.Illuminated Editions is a series of works of classic fiction, prose, and poetry, beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated in exquisitely produced small-batch editions. These volumes intend to harken back to the lovingly crafted, handsomely bound illustrated books of the Victorian era and the golden age of illustration, re-imagined using modern design sensibilities and the most modern techniques in presentation, book-craft, and printing. Each cloth-bound volume in this series is presented in a die-cut slipcase, printed on high ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A complete collection of enchanting fairy tales from the acclaimed poet and playwright Oscar WildeCelebrated as the writer of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde is equally beloved for his fairy tales, written ‘partly for children and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy’. With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit, these fables have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off kingdoms and ocean realms, in the company of giants and nightingales, Wilde speaks of heartbreak and redemption, of cruelty and compassion, of love lost, of love gained, of love everlasting. Rediscover here the complete stories from The Happy Prince and The House of Pomegranates, Wilde’s two fairy tale collections.'Wilde's children's stories are splendid ... As explanations of the world, fairy stories tell us what science and philosophy cannot and need not. There are different ways of knowing' Jeanette Winterson

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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde''I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me ... Why did you paint it? It will mock me some day - mock me horribly!''A story of evil, debauchery and scandal, Oscar Wilde''s only novel tells of Dorian Gray, a beautiful yet corrupt man. When he wishes that a perfect portrait of himself would bear the signs of ageing in his place, the picture becomes his hideous secret, as it follows Dorian''s own downward spiral into cruelty and depravity. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a masterpiece of the evil in men''s hearts, and is as controversial and alluring as Wilde himself.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is a brilliant satire of Victorian society, filled with wit, irony, and enduring charm. A delightful comedy of manners, the play explores the absurdities of social conventions, the pursuit of love, and the consequences of pretending to be someone you're not. Set in a world where cucumber sandwiches can cause scandal and names can determine fate, Wilde's masterpiece remains as fresh and hilarious today as it was at its debut.A comedy of manners where identity, irony, and cucumber sandwiches collide.Dive into Oscar Wilde's most famous and enduring play.Enjoy dazzling wordplay, sparkling wit, and biting satire.Explore themes of identity, double lives, and societal hypocrisy.Experience a comedy that critiques Victorian norms with humor and charm.Perfect for fans of theatre, literature, and sharp dialogue.Ideal for classroom study, dramatic reading, or personal enjoyment.Themes Explored:The absurdity of social conventions.Dual identities and deception.The satire of romance and marriage.The superficiality of status and respectability.Irony, wit, and wordplay as tools of critique.

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''Wilde did not converse - he told tales.'' Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. They have never lacked readers and admirers, George Orwell and W. B. Yeats among them. The stories give free rein to Wilde''s originality, literary skill, and sophistication. They include poignant fairy-tales such as ''The Happy Prince'' and ''The Selfish Giant'', and the extravagant comedy and social observation of ''Lord Arthur Savile''s Crime'' and ''The Canterville Ghost''. They also encompass the daring narrative experiments of ''The Portrait of Mr. W. H.'', Wilde''s fictional investigation into the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare''s sonnets, and the ''Poems in Prose'', based on the Gospel stories.This edition demonstrates the centrality of Wilde''s shorter fiction in his literary career, and his continuing development and experimentation with the short story format. Combining myth, romance, and irony, Wilde''s stories enthral and challenge the reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Exam board: EdexcelLevel & Subject: AS and A Level English LiteratureFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: 2025This edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray provides depth and context for A Level students, with the complete novel in an easy to read format, and a detailed introduction and bespoke glossary written by an experienced A Level teacher with academic expertise in the area.· Affordable high quality complete text of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde· Perfectly pitched introductions provide the depth and demand required by AS and A Level English· Explore the contemporary context, Oscar Wilde’s writing, the novel’s critical reception and subsequent interpretations for a deeper reading of the text· Expand your further reading with a list of key articles and critical and theoretical texts· Improve your understanding of the novel with unfamiliar concepts and culturally-specific terms defined in the glossary

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The children always played in the Giant's garden, but when he returned after years away, he said, 'What are you doing here?' and the children fled.'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant; 'anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.'Oscar Wilde's classic tale of compassion and forgiveness is one of the most beautiful stories in the English language.With magnificent illustrations by Ritva Voutila, this is a book for the whole family to treasure.

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Dive into a gothic world of obsession, excess, and debauchery with this stunning edition of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.Artist Basil Hallward has sent a gift. A portrait that perfectly captures young Dorian Gray’s handsome features. When Lord Henry tempts Dorian with a new lifestyle of hedonism and pleasure, he realizes that he would sell his soul for an eternity of debauchery. Oscar Wilde’s only published novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is a dark and sinful story of excess and vice.This collectible edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray features:An elegant faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designsIntroduction by notable scholar John KennyUnabridged textThis haunting classic is a perfect gift or a wonderful addition to your home library.Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, Chartwell Deluxe Editions offer beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other deluxe classics from Chartwell include Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.

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The treasured fairy tales of Oscar Wilde in a stunning gift edition featuring exquisite illustrations by the celebrated artist Philippe Jullian with an afterword by Wilde’s son, Vyvyan Holland.

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Oscar Wilde's surreal and haunting story of a beautiful young man who bargains his soul for eternal youth, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Clothbound Editions line. When handsome young Dorian Gray sees a painter’s stunning portrait of him, he is transfixed by its reflection of his own beauty. He is also troubled by the knowledge that the image in the painting will remain forever youthful and handsome while he himself will grow older and less desirable. He wishes aloud that the roles were reversed, saying that he would give his soul if only the painting would suffer the ravages of time and he were to remain forever young. From that point on, Dorian lives a life of hedonistic indulgence, knowing that only the painting will show his moral corruption. This edition also includes four additional stories from Oscar Wilde's fairy tale collection, A House of Pomegranates.

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