Oscar Wilde was already one of the best-known literary figures in Britain when he was persuaded to turn his extraordinary talents to the theatre. Between 1891 and 1895 he produced a sequence of distinctive plays which spearheaded the dramatic renaissance of the 1890s and retain their power today. This collection offers newly edited texts of Lady Windermere s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, Salome, An Ideal Husband, and, arguably the greatest farcical comedy in English, The Importance of Being Earnest.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the tale of an ancient curse suddenly given a terrifying modern application. The grey towers of Baskerville Hall and the wild open country of Dartmoor hold many secrets for Holmes and Watson to unravel ➤ подробнее about The Hound of the Baskervilles.
"Гранатовый домик" - сборник рассказов Оскара Уайльда, в котором также представлены рассказы "Молодой король", "День рождения инфанты", "Рыбак и его душа", "Звездный Мальчик" ➤ подробнее about A House of Pomegranates.
Оскар Уайльд (1854-1900) - всемирно известный писатель, классик английской литературы. Философский роман "Портрет Дориана Грея" (1891) - единственное крупное прозаическое произведение Уайльда ➤ подробнее about The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful ➤ подробнее about The Picture of Dorian Gray.