The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
by Oscar Wilde
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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Synopsis
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 breathtaking dexterity in a wide range of literary styles. Victorian moral justice is comically inverted in 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', and society's materialism comes under sharp, humorous criticism in 'The Model Millionaire', while 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Nightingale and the Rose' are hauntingly melancholic in their magical evocations of selfless love. These small masterpieces convey the brilliance of Wilde's vision, exploring complex moral issues through an elegant juxtaposition of wit and sentiment.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21264
- Title
- The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Illustrator
- Sandow Birk
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Arion Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- rare Oscar Wilde, rare fairy tale collections, rare Arion Press, the Arion Press, rare fine press
Terms of Sale
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