With introduction by Vyvyan Holland on the history of De Profundis and how it only came to be fully published in 1949. Pen, Pencil and Poison" First published in the Fortnightly Review (1889), republished in Intentions (1891).

Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me. I wish I could wake you up for five minutes to tell you that, then you could go back to sleep again. This had much to do with the novel’s homoerotic overtones, which caused something of a sensation amongst Victorian critics.Il primo compito, forse il più difficile, è rendere umani i governatori delle prigioni, civilizzare i secondini e cristianizzare i cappellani. Then I feel, Harry, that I have given away my whole soul to someone who treats it as if it were a flower to put in his coat, a bit of decoration to charm his vanity, an ornament for a summer’s day.

Anyways, thank you Oscar, for all of the 1,114 pages of published writing I’ve read in the past 5 weeks. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.A number of Wilde's letters and manuscripts can also be found at The British Library, as well as public and private collections throughout Britain, the United States and France. Original dark red morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, design blocked to front cover in gilt, purple marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, white silk bookmarker.

i have received the book in fine condition, i am completely satisfied The Collins edition is very comprehensive, and the lover of great artist - Oscar Wild will enjoy it. If one puts forward an idea to a true Englishman—always a rash thing to do—he never dreams of considering whether the idea is right or wrong. The limited edition was for sale only to members of the Collector's Book Club, based in Museum Street, London. Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one, said the young lord, plucking another daisy.which eschewed imagination and flights of fancy for close observations of the real world and people. I wish I could tell him how wrong he was and that he is still one of the most read authors of our time. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. where a nobleman (Lord Savile, natch) has his palm read and is told he will commit murder in the future. Also included is a comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Oscar Wilde, and a chronological table of his life and work.

I have a 1968 edition of this Collins Classics with beautiful illustrations and a great introduction by Vyvyan Holland. Wilde ha l'arte nel sangue, fa parte della sua natura: è l'unica spiegazione che viene in mente quando persino gli abbozzi delle sue tragedie sono impeccabili (" Il cardinale di Avignone"). The rare erotic novel ‘Teleny’ attributed to Wilde, but now classed as apocryphal –judge for yourself – did Wilde have a hand in writing this rare text?I started reading Wilde as a young teenager - due to the fact that he seemed to be the most glamourous figure in literature. I'm reading this whole collection, but will be reviewing the individual reads separately as I go along, so don't be all confused by the otherwise seemingly random posting of Wilde stories and plays. The Irish playwright, novelist, essayist and poet Oscar Wilde has delighted audiences and readers with his witty brilliance for over a hundred years and now you can enjoy his works in their entirety on your eReading device.