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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband explores corruption and morality, bringing an act of political sin into the heart of the English home. Ambitious government minister Sir Robert Chiltern seems assured of a smooth ascent to the top. Until Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning proof of his past financial chicanery. An Ideal Husband was first staged at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1895. This edition of An Ideal Husband in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series is edited and introduced by Laurie Wolf.

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The savage power of ancient myth collides with twentieth-century decadence in Oscar Wilde's astonishing tragedy. Salome, stepdaughter of King Herod, agrees to perform the mysterious and erotic Dance of the Seven Veils – but demands in return the head of the King's most infamous prisoner, Iokanaan (John the Baptist). To avoid censorship by the Lord Chamberlain, Wilde originally wrote Salome in French, and it premiered in Paris in 1896, while he was in prison. The play was finally seen in London in 1906, but has yet to gain the massive popularity of his comedies. This edition of Salome, published alongside a UK tour by Headlong in 2010, includes new introductions by the academic Trevor R. Griffiths and Ben Power of Headlong.

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Oscar Wilde's only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Now, distinctively packaged with a beautifully designed jacket by noted illustrator Malika Favre. 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.

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Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR.Listen along with downloadable MP3 audio.There has been a ghost in the house for three hundred years, and Lord Canterville's family have had enough of it. So Lord Canterville sells his grand old house to an American family. Mr Hiram B. Otis is happy to buy thehouse and the ghost - because of course Americans don't believe in ghosts. The Canterville ghost has great plans to frighten the life out of the Otis family. But Americans don't frighten easily - especially not two noisy little boys - and the poor ghost has a few surprises waiting for him.CEFR A2/B1Word count6,100

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Famed as a wit and bon viveur, Oscar Wilde lived up to his reputation. This selection of plays, poems and prose writings, introduced by Terry Eagleton, includes "The Importance of Being Earnest", "Lady Windermere's Fan", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "The Critic as an Artist", Apologia", "The Soul of a Man Under Socialism", "Letter to Robert Ross", "Requiescat" and "The Ballad of Reading Goal". Terry Eagleton is the author of "Criticism and Ideology", "Marxism and Literary Criticsm" and "Literary Theory: An Introduction".

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Explore Wilde’s lavish world of Gothic fiction, and his study of lost innocence, full of captivating characters with this gorgeous, jacketed hardcover edition. 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. Complete and unabridged, this elegant edition of The Portrait of Dorian Gray is an essential collectible. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs. Other titles in the Chartwell Classics Series include: Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft; Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales; Complete Novels of Jane Austen; Complete Sherlock Holme; Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; Complete Works of William Shakespeare; Divine Comedy; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales; The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; The Essential Grimm’s Fairy Tales; Emma; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; Meditations; Wuthering Heights; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women

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The five original fairy tales included in this volume were first published by Davis Nutt in 1888. Although it is said that Wilde wrote them for his two young sons, the author himself claimed they were '. . . . not for children, but for childlike people from eighteen to eighty'. Since then the stories have been constantly reprinted and, despite the author's disclaimer, children have made the tales their own, a particular favourite being 'The Selfish Giant' - the highly moral story of the giant who banished children from his garden, so that spring never came. Charles Robinson, who produced the illustrations for a special edition first published in 1913, brought to the book a feeliong for its innate sadness that exactly fits the poetry of Wilde's text.

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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.The Happy Prince, a Starter level Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Starter level is ideal for readers who are learning English for the first time. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present simple and continuous tenses, possessives, regular and irregular verbs, and simple adjectives. Illustrations support the text throughout, and many titles at this level are graphic novels.In an old town in England, there is a statue of a happy prince. But the prince is not happy. He can see the sad things in the town. Then he meets a swallow. They help the people.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.An artist paints a beautiful young man called Dorian Gray. When Dorian sees the picture, he decides to give his soul to keep his beautiful face. He lives a bad life and he is bad to many people, but his face never changes. However, in a room upstairs, the portrait gets uglier and uglier.

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ÓSCAR WILDE nació en Dublín en 1854 y murió en París en 1900, ciudad en la que vivió exiliado tras salir de la prisión de Reading tras su escandaloso juicio por sodomía. La Esfinge, la obra más ambiciosa y personal de Oscar Wilde, antes de entrar en prisión, es un poema perfecto. Este joyel simbolista y barroco, con ecos de El cuervo de Poe, Las Flores del Mal de Baudelaire y Las tentaciones de san Antonio de Flaubert supone un revulsivo contra una sociedad anquilosada en sus formas de vida. Completa la entrega una precisa selección de los poemas de Oxford, donde Wilde afianzó sus convicciones y gustos y nació su pasión por el esteticismo de las artes y la belleza

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PRESENTACIÓN1. La época2. El autor3. La obraEL PRÍNCIPE FELIZ Y OTROS CUENTOSEl Príncipe FelizEl ruiseñor y la rosaEl gigante egoístaEl amigo fielEl famoso coheteEl joven reyEl cumpleaños de la infantaEl pescador y su almaEl niño estrellaPARA SABER MÁS1. Estos son cuentos para niños?2. La crítica social3. Las cualidades humanas4. La pasión por la belleza5. Animales, flores y objetos animados6. La religión en los cuentos de Oscar WildeEdiciones consultadasPreparó esta edición

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Mayores y pequeños podrán compartir un viaje de aventuras por aquellas historias de siempre que no han perdido vigencia y que conservan, a pesar del paso del tiempo, el encanto de los relatos clásicos. Dejaros emocionar por los cuentos de toda la vida, por la magia contagiosa de un universo imaginario que no deja indiferente a ningún lector.

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El 1890, el Lippincott's Monthly Magazine publicava tretze capítols de la sorprenent història d?El retrat de Dorian Gray. L'èxit va ser sonat i immediat gairebé tant com l'escàndol, de manera que, un any més tard, va ser publicada en volum amb l?afegit de set capítols nous, acompanyada del famós prefaci en el qual Wilde responia a les acusacions rebudes: No hi ha llibres morals o immorals. Els llibres estan ben escrits o mal escrits. Res més. Intensa i apassionada declaració d?amor a la bellesa, El retrat de Dorian Gray és, en efecte, un llibre extraordinàriament ben escrit, en el qual la història d'una ànima turmentada per la recerca de la joventut eterna i el plaer sense fi renova la llegenda fàustica i, alhora, ens mostra un retrat fidedigne i punyent de l'època victoriana.

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La eterna juventud a cambio del alma, o una obra de arte con lección moral. Dorian Gray es un joven de una belleza extraordinaria y actitud inocente, que tras observar su retrato queda fascinado por su propia imagen. Cuando le aconsejan que aproveche al máximo esos dones, será consciente del paso del tiempo y de que tarde o temprano estos se perderán.A partir de ese momento, su actitud cambiará y se volverá hedonista, corrupto y cruel. Algo que no se reflejará en su rostro, pero sí en el retrato que guardará a buen recaudo para que su secreto no se descubra.

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?He descubierto a un hombre constante, apasionado y fiel a sí mismo. Siguió el vuelo del pájaro de su pecho sin importar a dónde le llevara. Eso es la libertad, creo. No importa que acabara en tragedia, que lo encerraran durante dos años en una cárcel edificada en la injusticia o que terminara sus días en una acera parisina pidiendo limosna. Todo eso no importa si el camino ha sido elegido por uno mismo, si la libertad ha guiado los pasos y si lo importante no ha sido el destino sino el viaje; eso es lo que me ha enseñado este irlandés de flor en el ojal. Lo voy a echar de menos?.Elvira Sastre

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High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of five stories: 'The Happy Prince', 'The Nightingale and the Rose', 'The Selfish Giant', 'The Devoted Friend', and 'The Remarkable Rocket'. The Happy Prince stars the statue of the Prince, who persuades a swallow to deliver his gold and jewels to the poor and needy in his city.Liberty of London and Faber & Faber both offer peerless quality and unrivalled originality. Liberty of London's patterned, print and floral fabrics are world famous. This partnership brings together the best writers with one of the foremost design teams to create books that will be coveted by artistic shoppers and book lovers the world over.

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Oscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag. Jack Worthing pretends to be Earnest to avoid certain social obligations. But Gwendolen has fallen in love with him as Earnest - and he with her. Quizzed as to his origins by her aunt Lady Bracknell, Jack has to admit to being found in a handbag. After further complications involving Jack's friend Algernon, who is also passing himself off as Earnest, Jack's true origins are revealed. Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest was first performed in February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London. This edition in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series includes an introduction by Dan Rebellato.

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A graphic novel that features a materialistic American family that moves into the English mansion of Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of the resident ghost.

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Between 1892 and 1895, Oscar Wilde’s drawing-room comedies Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest made his name as a playwright who fearlessly mocked the hypocrisy and snobbery of Victorian society and took gleeful delight in appearing to trivialize its most sacred institutions. With its premiere on Valentine’s Day 1895, The Importance of Being Earnest – a hilarious comedy of mistaken identities and coruscating language – was a phenomenal success, but its run was cut short prematurely by Wilde’s court case and subsequent incarceration, and the play was not published until 1899, after Wilde had been released from prison. Also including the powerful Salome, originally written in French and banned by the British censor, this collection displays Wilde at his provocative and witty best, and demonstrates why he was a playwright who delighted audiences and infuriated critics in equal measure.

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