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| Title | : | Complete Shorter Fiction |
| Author | : | Oscar Wilde |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Oxford World's Classics |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | March 5th 1998 by Oxford University Press (first published 1894) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Short Stories. Fiction. Literature. Fantasy |
Oscar Wilde
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.15 | 2529 Users | 152 Reviews
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For the first time in one volume, this complete collection of all the short fiction Oscar Wilde published contains such social and literary parodies as "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" and "The Canterville Ghost;" such well-known fairy tales as "The Happy Prince," "The Young King," and "The Fisherman and his Soul;" an imaginary portrait of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets entitled "The Portrait of Mr. W.H.;" and the parables Wilde referred to as "Poems in Prose," including "The Artist," "The House of Judgment," and "The Teacher of Wisdom."
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| Original Title: | Complete Shorter Fiction |
| ISBN: | 0192833766 (ISBN13: 9780192833761) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 2529 Users | 152 ReviewsCriticize Regarding Books Complete Shorter Fiction
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - 4 starsThe Sphinx without a Secret - 4 starsThe Canterville Ghost - 4 starsThe Model Millionaire - 4 starsThe Happy Prince - 4 starsThe Nightingale and the Rose - 4 starsThe Selfish Giant - 4 starsThe Devoted Friend - 4 starsThe Remarkable Rocket - 3 starsThe Portrait of Mr. W. H. - 3 starsThe Young King - 4 starsThe Birthday of the Infanta - 3 starsThe Fisherman and his Soul - 4 starsThe Star-Child - 4 starsThe Artist - 2 starsThe Doer of Good - 3 starsThe Disciple3As it often goes with anthologies, I didn't like everything. but I loved some.The ones that I loved :1. The Happy Prince2. The Selfish Giant3. The Fisherman and his Soul4. The Young King5. The Model Millionaire6. The ArtistThis is NOT in any particular order.
The short stories here aren't all that great, honestly.Oscar Wilde is great at quips and epigrams, but many of the stories here don't show that.Probably the story 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' is the best one here, and 'The Canterville Ghost' is a close second. But many of his other stories are cutesy fairy tales, apparently written for children, and they just don't do much for me. I got bored and couldn't even finish parts of his collection. When the stories are good, they're great -- but
I really enjoyed reading these stories - they were such a delight! The bluntness of some was amusing and gave such a realistic touch - like the end of the Star Child. My favourite was The Young King, as the story can be adapted to modern fashion and the unethical practices in the fashion world today. The Canterville Ghost and Lord Arthur Saville's Crime were other favourites. All so beautifully written, and with such good messages. Thorough enjoyment!
Satire does not always translate well over the passage of more than a century, and this is almost all satire. In addition, complete short stories of so-and-so collections almost always contain a number of mediocrities; Sturgeon's law applies, and while authors can toss their misses in the waste paper bin, hungry ones often get some of them published.There are some very good tales here.There is a review here by F.R. which coincides with my opinion, but is better written and in more detail.
a decent collection
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other StoriesLord Arthur Savile's Crime - Lord Arthur Savile, is introduced by Lady Windermere to Mr Septimus R. Podgers, a chiromantist, who reads his palm and tells him that it is his destiny to be a murderer. (4 stars)The Sphinx without a Secret - When Lord Muchison catches sight of a mysterious and beautiful lady in a carriage on London's Bond Street, he is captivated and spends the next few days on the lookout for her again. (3 stars)The Canterville Ghost - (3
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