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The Happy Prince and Other Tales

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was the son of Sir William Wilde, a noted Dublin eye specialist, and Jane Francesca, Lady Wilde, a well-known Irish poet and journalist. He was a brilliant student at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he won the Newdigate Prize in 1878 for his poem Ravenna. He married his wife Constance in 1884 and they had two sons. Wilde's most prolific period was between 1888 and 1895. Following an ill-advised lawsuit against Lord Alfred Douglas's father, The Marquess of Queensberry, for libel, Wilde was prosecuted for homosexual acts and imprisoned for two years with hard labour in Reading Gaol. He died in a house on the Rue des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1900.

Nesmrtelný příběh odhodlaného ducha, který se marně snaží vypořádat s rodinou amerických neotesanců, si jemnou ironií a suchým humorem získal srdce již mnoha generací čtenářů, v neposlední řadě díky svěžímu, nestárnoucímu překladu.

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. Why can’t Dorian show it to anybody? What is its terrible secret?

Beautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is ´a fascinating puritan´ whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous relationshi

Slavná krátká erotická novela Lady Fuckingham, jejíž autorství se připisuje irskému spisovateli Oscaru Wildovi, popisuje životní příběh Beatrice, dívky založení spíše nymfomanického. Poprvé navnaděna vyprávěním zvídavé přítelkyně Alice, které se brzkého erotického probuzení dostalo od zmužilého komorníka, Beatrice neváhá a vydává se objevovat erotické taje s Aliciným bratrem Frederickem. Jelikož po ochutnání slastí je pro ni nemožno přestat, postupuje hlouběji a zakušuje potěšení rozmanitého druhu – mimo jiné se zúčastňuje orgií tajného Amorózního kroužku, svádí služebné, uzavírá manželství se zhýralým lordem Crim-Conem a nakonec předává své nabyté nepřeberné znalosti dalším nezkušeným.

There has been a ghost in the house for three hundred years, and Lord Canterville's family have had enough of it. So Lord Canterville sells his grand old house to an American family. Mr Hiram B. Otis is happy to buy the house and the ghost - because of course Americans don't believe in ghosts. The Canterville ghost has great plans to frighten the life out of the Otis family. But Americans don't frighten easily - especially not two noisy little boys - and the poor ghost has a few surprises waiting for him.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.' When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes to stay forever young, and pledges his very soul to keep his good looks. Set in fin-de-siecle London, the novel traces a path from the studio of painter Basil Hallward to the opium dens of the East End. As Dorian's slide into crime and cruelty progresses he stays magically youthful, while his beautiful portrait changes, revealing the hideous corruption of moral decay. Ever since its first publication in 1890 Wilde's only novel has remained the subject of critical controversy. Acclaimed by some as an instructive moral tale, it has been denounced by others for its implicit immorality. Combining elements of the supernatural, aestheticism, and the Gothic, The Picture of Dorian Gray is an unclassifiable and uniquely unsettling work of fiction.

Právě těchto devět pohádek vyneslo mistra duchaplné konverzace Oscara Wilda rovnou do literárního nebe. Jsou to jedny z nejúchvatnějších pohádkových příběhů, které kdy byly napsány. Vaše děti v nich možná nenajdou černobílý svět dobra a zla, o to více se ale zamyslí nad tím, že v životě nejsou hodní všichni, kdo se tak tváří, a naopak. Autorův mimořádně čtivý a zároveň neobyčejně myšlenkově bohatý Šťastný princ by neměl chybět ani v knihovnách dospělých čtenářů, kteří si ho už dávno oblíbili. V příbězích se odráží Wildova posedlost krásou a touhou po světě, ve kterém se k sobě lidé chovají slušně a s respektem. Pohádky nemají vždycky šťastný konec, ten ale někdy chybí i v příbězích našich životů. Geniální spisovatel v této knize ze všech sil touží najít pravdu, která je, jak sám říkal, „málokdy čistá a nikdy ne jednoduchá“.

The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s

Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance?

When first published, The Picture of Dorian Gray was regarded as dangerously modern in its portrayal of fashionable fin de siecle decadence. In Wilde's updated version of the Faust story, the tempter is Lord Henry Wotton, who lives selfishly for amoral pleasure, Dorian's good angel or conscience is the portrait painter Basil Hallward. The book highlights the tension between the polished surface of high society and secret life of vice led by many of its members. The world's greatest works of literature are now avaialble in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau.

Audiokniha Pohádek Oscara Wilda v podání Jiřího Ornesta ve formátu audio CD. Pohádky patří mezi literární klasiku. Vyznačují se velkou dávkou fantazie a romantičnosti stejně jako svým vytříbeným stylem. Náměty jsou prosté, jednoduché až naivní, založeny n

When Mr Hiram B. Otis decides to buy Canterville Chase, everyone tells him that he is crazy because the house is haunted by a ghost. And when the American family comes to live there, strange things begin to happen: a bloodstain that changes colour, myster

The famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married, and we discover the secret life of beautiful Lady Alroy.