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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.
The Star-Child
The Decay of Lying
De Profundis and Other Prison Writings
The Best of Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
The Importance of Being Earnest
Complete Short Fiction
The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose
Importance of Being Earnest
De Profundis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Plays, Prose Writings and Poems of Oscar Wilde
The Plays of Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings
The Portable Oscar Wilde

Books

The Star-Child
The Decay of Lying
De Profundis and Other Prison Writings
The Best of Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
The Importance of Being Earnest
Complete Short Fiction
The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose
Importance of Being Earnest
De Profundis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Plays, Prose Writings and Poems of Oscar Wilde
The Plays of Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings
The Portable Oscar Wilde

The Great American Read

The Great American Read is a 9-hour, 8-episode PBS documentary series and public service campaign that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a nationally-representative survey). It investigates how and why writers create their imaginary worlds, how we as readers are personally affected by

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