(P/B) THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES

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Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit and raconteur when he first began to publish his short stories in the late 1880s. They have never lacked readers and admirers, George Orwell and W. B. Yeats among them. The stories give free rein to Wilde's originality, literary skill, and sophistication. They include poignant fairy-tales such as 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Selfish Giant', and the extravagant comedy and social observation of 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost'. They also encompass the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.', Wilde's fictional investigation into the identity of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets, and the 'Poems in Prose', based on the Gospel stories.
This edition demonstrates the centrality of Wilde's shorter fiction in his literary career, and his continuing development and experimentation with the short story format. Combining myth, romance, and irony, Wilde's stories enthral and challenge the reader. (From the publisher)

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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Sphinx without a Secret
The Canterville Ghost
The Happy Prince
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Selfish Giant
The Devoted Friend
The Remarkable Rocket
The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
The Young King
The Birthday of the Infanta
The Fisherman and his Soul
The Star-Child
POEMS IN PROSE
The Artist
The Doer of Good
The Disciple
The Master
The House of Judgment
The Teacher of Wisdom
APPENDIX
From the Extended Version of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' (1921)