2012, ISBN: 9780486110813

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes four fine examples, including The Cant… Mehr…

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes four fine examples, including The Canterville Ghost, the comical tale of a spirit who terrorized the residents of Canterville Chase for three centuries. When the manor is acquired by a no-nonsense American family with no use for the supernatural, hilarity ensues. Three other stories feature ''The Sphinx Without a Secret,'' a tale of an enigmatic woman who carries a mystery's key to her grave; ''The Model Millionaire,'' recounting the exploits of a ''delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession''; and ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime,'' in which an aristocrat learns that he is destined to commit murder. Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical Poems in Prose: ''The Artist,'' ''The Doer of Good,'' ''The Disciple,'' ''The Master,'' ''The House of Judgment,'' and ''The Teacher of Wisdom.'', Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes four fine examples, including The Canterville Ghost, the comical tale of a spirit who terrorized the residents of Canterville Chase for three centuries. When the manor is acquired by a no-nonsense American family with no use for the supernatural, hilarity ensues.Three other stories feature ''The Sphinx Without a Secret,'' a tale of an enigmatic woman who carries a mystery's key to her grave; ''The Model Millionaire,'' recounting the exploits of a ''delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession''; and ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime,'' in which an aristocrat learns that he is destined to commit murder. Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical Poems in Prose: ''The Artist,'' ''The Doer of Good,'' ''The Disciple,'' ''The Master,'' ''The House of Judgment,'' and ''The Teacher of Wisdom.'' Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: E-book; Druk: 1; Verschijningsdatum: maart 2012; Afmetingen: 20,3 x 13,3 x 0,6 cm; Aantal pagina's: 124 pagina's; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; Aanbevolen leeftijd: 9 - 12 jaar; Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen: Auteur: Oscar Wilde | Dover Thrift Editions; Co-auteur: Dover Thrift Editions; Illustrator: Sam Usher; Redacteur: Editorial Oneness; Co-redacteur: Atlantic Editions; Uitgever: Dover Publications Inc; Lees mogelijkheden: Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet) | Overige e-reader; EAN: Overige kenmerken: Extra groot lettertype: Nee; NUR code: 301; Engels | Druk: 1 | E-book | 9780486110813 | 124 pagina's, Boeken, Literatuur & Romans, Klassiekers, Literaire romans, Dover Publications Inc<

ISBN: 9780486110813

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote delightfully entertaining works of short fiction. This volume includes four of his finest. Most c… Mehr…

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote delightfully entertaining works of short fiction. This volume includes four of his finest. Most celebrated is The Canterville Ghost, an engaging, comical tale centering around the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville, who for some 300 years had terrorized the residents and employees of Canterville Chase. When the manor is bought by the Otises, an American family that refuses to believe in such supernatural nonsense, hilarious results ensue.Three other stories include The Sphinx Without a Secret, a tale of an enigmatic woman who carries the key to a mystery with her to the grave; The Model Millionaire, a charming story of a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession; and Lord Arthur Savile's Crime. Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical Poems in Prose: The Artist, The Doer of Good, The Disciple, The Master, The House of Judgment, and The Teacher of Wisdom.These diverting works offer general readers and devotees of the author a generous sampling of the wit, whimsy, and imaginative gusto of one of the 19th century's most scintillating masters of the English language. Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Literature>Literature, Dover Publications Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780486110813

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes fourfine examples, including The Cante… Mehr…

Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote scintillating works of short fiction. This volume includes fourfine examples, including The Canterville Ghost, the comical tale ofa spirit who terrorized the residentsof Canterville Chase for three centuries. When the manor is acquired bya no-nonsense American family with no use forthe supernatural, hilarityensues. Three other stories feature "The Sphinx Without a Secret, " a tale of an enigmatic woman who carriesa mystery's key to her grave; "The Model Millionaire, " recounting the exploits of a "delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession"; and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, " in which an aristocrat learns that he is destined to commitmurder.Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical Poems in Prose: "The Artist, " "The Doer of Good, " "The Disciple, " "The Master, " "The House of Judgment, " and "The Teacher of Wisdom." Dover Publications Classics DE,GB,FR English Literature, Dover Publications<

ISBN: 9780486110813

Dover Publications Classics UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT, 20120322 English Literature, Dover Publications

2012, ISBN: 9780486110813

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