The Complete Short Fiction
Download or Read eBook The Complete Short Fiction PDF written by Oscar Wilde and published by ePenguin. This book was released on 2003-02-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Oscar Wilde |
| Publisher | : ePenguin |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2003-02-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0141439696 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780141439693 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Complete Short Fiction by : Oscar Wilde
Book excerpt: Fairy 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.
