Edited by Richard Aldington & Stanley Weintraub

Scuffed top of spine (see photo), otherwise great condition

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Includes the following works: Novels—The Portrait of Dorian Gray; Plays—Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest; Writings—De Profundis, Critic as Artist, and Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Very Young; and selections from Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, and A Woman of No Importance.

Amazon review By Benjamin on January 16, 2003 This edition of Oscar Wilde's work - in addition to its inclusion of much personal correspondence - is a fascinating look at the author and, notably, his personal travails. The novel, of course, and the plays are classics, but I found the letters to be a juicy narrative all their own. The twists and turns of his doomed affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, affectionately called "Bosie" in touching - and bitter - love notes from prison, are here to peruse. Reading them, you get a sense of Wilde's personal feelings at the time of his famed trial and arrest for sodomy, his anguish at losing Bosie and going to jail. It's fascinating, juicy stuff - made all the more touching by the fact that it all occurred without shame, in plain view, over 100 years ago. Wilde's a great character, a great author, a good role model for gay life and a hysterical wit. And this book is a must.

Paperback: 741 pages Publisher: Penguin; Revised edition (July 30, 1981) Language: English ISBN-10: 0140150935 ISBN-13: 978-0140150933