Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting... Zobraziť viac
The two works brought together here, 'The Decay of Lying' and 'The Critic as Artist', are Oscar Wilde's wittiest and most profound writings on aesthetics, in which he proposes that criticism is the highest... Zobraziť viac
The richness of Oscar Wilde's way with words and ideas is given full range in this sparkling collection of short stories written between 1887 and 1891... Zobraziť viac
Do you believe in ghosts? Well, the Otis family didn’t until they met the Canterville Ghost. This is a story of life and death and love … of a ghost trapped in the present because of the bad thing he did in the past and... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: Strange and wonderful things happen in t seven short stories. Oscar Wilde takes us into a world of kings and queens, mermaids and witches, giants and dwarfs, and talking animals. Exciting and amusing... Zobraziť viac
Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith... Zobraziť viac
On its first publication The Picture of Dorian Gray was regarded as dangerously modern in its depiction of fin-de-siècle decadence. In this updated version of the Faust story, the tempter is Lord Henry Wotton, who lives selfishly for amoral pleasure; Zobraziť viac
Slávny príbeh s nádychom fantastična o obraze-portréte... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English: An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes... Zobraziť viac
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... Zobraziť viac
When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. Their disbelief is soon shattered by the nightly sound of ratt Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway,... Zobraziť viac
Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence... Zobraziť viac
Le portrait de Dorian Gray est un roman fantastique et philosophique écrit par Oscar Wilde en 1890 et publié en 1891. L'intrigue se déroule à Londres au 19ème siècle pendant l'époque victorienne... Zobraziť viac
Slavná komedie Oscara Wildea, jež poutá především svou svěžestí a mistrovstvím, s nímž se Wildeovi podařilo ideálně propojit... Zobraziť viac
Baladou o žaláři v Readingu (1898) se Oscar Wilde vyrovnával se svým pobytem ve vězení - byl odsouzen na dva roky těžkých nucených prací za homosexualitu, která byla od roku 1895 trestná... Zobraziť viac
Wildovy pohádky nejsou odvozeny z lidových pramenů, ale jsou tvorbou výlučně literární. Ne vždy v nich vítězí dobro a zlo nebývá vždy potrestáno, je však souzeno autorovým výsměchem a ironií... Zobraziť viac
Slavná "salonní komedie" mistra břitkého anglického humoru.Vyhrají intriky a korupce nad čestnými postoji? I... Zobraziť viac
In The Critic as Artist—arguably the most complete exploration of his aesthetic thinking, and certainly the most entertaining—Oscar Wilde harnesses his famous wit to demolish the supposed boundary between art and criticism... Zobraziť viac
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde; One of Oscar Wilde’s funniest plays, The Importance of Being Earnest was described by the dramatist as being ‘a trivial comedy for... Zobraziť viac
