Oscar Wilde

Britain's most popular nineteenth century playwright Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854. He dabbled in several different forms of writing, as is exemplified in his best known work, the novel entitled "The Picture of Dorian Gray." He also wrote in the form of short fiction stories, like "The Canterville Ghost." In this tale, a family of proud Americans come into possession of a historic English mansion. However, the mansion is haunted by murderous...

Wilde es un fabulador fascinante, que posee el don de contar y de envolver al lector en sus atrayentes redes verbales. Su capacidad de invencion era prodigiosa, muy especialmente en los cuentos, que siempre los concibio como un genero con grandes posibilidades artisticas. En este volumen se recogen todos los textos de Wilde que hoy clasificamos como de caracter narrativo: Poemas en prosa, El principe feliz y otros cuentos, Una casa de granadas, El...

A beautiful, golden, jewel-studded statue and a little swallow give all they have to help the poor.

Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for...