From criticism, essays, reviews, to novels, poetry, short stories, plays, and even children’s fiction, the witty and versatile Oscar Wilde wrote a lot. Amongst all these are two of his masterstrokes, works that earned him laurels and established his fame as a writer.

From criticism, essays, reviews, to novels, poetry, short stories, plays, and even children’s fiction, the witty and versatile Oscar Wilde wrote a lot. Amongst all these are two of his masterstrokes, works that earned him laurels and established his fame as a writer.

This beautiful hardbound edition, with gilded edges and beautiful endpapers, holds these critically acclaimed pieces—The Importance of Being Earnest, a play that has been revived many times and adapted for radio, television, film, operas, musicals, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde’s only novel that became his most-read and well-known work.