Oscar Wilde

Broschiertes Buch

The Complete Short Fiction

Beschreibung

Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing skill in a range of literary styles. The stories include: "The Canterville Ghost", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Happy Prince".

Autor

Born in Ireland, Wilde (1854-1900) was educated in Dublin and Oxford and went on to become the leading exponent of aestheticism. His work includes plays, a novel, poetry and criticism. Imprisoned for homosexual acts, he died after his release in exile in Paris. Ian Small is a reader in English Literature at the University of Birmingham.

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Produktdetails

• Penguin Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 71539
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 128mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9780141439693
• ISBN-10: 0141439696
• Artikelnr.: 20776026