Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilden teräviä aforismeja.

Easter is the high point of the year for millions of Christians around the world. And for most of them, there can be no Easter without Lent, the season that leads up to it. A time for self-denial, soul-searching, and spiritual preparation, Lent makes time for daily reading and reflection. This time-tested collection of devotions will deepen and stretch your faith, and can be returned to year after year. Culled from the wealth of twenty centuries, the selections are ecumenical in scope, representing the best classic and contemporary Christian writers. This expanded second edition adds dozens of voices, new and old, and takes the reader all the way through Eastertide to Pentecost. Includes ninety-six Lenten and Easter readings, plus seven chapter-opening poems, by Eberhard Arnold, Saint Augustine, Wendell Berry, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, G. K. Chesterton, Dorothy Day, Meister Eckhart, Khalil Gibran, Clarence Jordan, Soren Kierkegaard, Madeleine L'Engle, C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Thomas Merton, Malcolm Muggeridge, Kathleen Norris, Henri Nouwen, Christina Rosetti, Fleming Rutledge, Dorothy Sayers, Edith Stein, Mother Teresa, Leo Tolstoy, N. T. Wright, Alfred Kazin, Amy Carmichael, Barbara Brown Taylor, Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, Blaise Pascal, Brennan Manning, Dag Hammarskjöld, Dorothee Soelle, Dylan Thomas, E. Stanley Jones, Emil Brunner, Frederick Buechner, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Geoffrey Hill, Henry Drummond, J. Heinrich Arnold, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Johann Christoph Arnold, John Dear, John Donne, John Masefield, John Stott, John Updike, Jürgen Moltmann, Karl Barth, Madeleine L’Engle, Martin Luther, Oscar Wilde, Oswald Chambers, Paul Tillich, Peter Kreeft, Philip Berrigan, Philip Yancey, Romano Guardini, Sadhu Sundar Singh , Saint Augustine, Simone Weil, Thomas à Kempis, Toyohiko Kagawa, Walter J. Ciszek, Walter Wangerin, Watchman Nee, William Willimon and others.

"Jättefin samling" Josefin Sundström, TV4 Nyhetsmorgon "Det är förtjänstfullt initierat: Frankenstein är ett exempel på hur en litterär karaktär kan vara igenkännbar även för den som inte läst romanen... här kan antologin medverka till att sprida klassiska verk till en yngre målgrupp... Victor Medinas illustrationer är fängslande."Bibliotekstjänst, Emma Hertley-Lundberg En samling med de bästa rysarna genom tiderna. De flesta känner till historien om vampyren Dracula eller Frankensteins monster flitigt återkommande i populärkulturen. Dessa och ytterligare åtta berättelser presenteras här, anpassade till åldern nio till tolv år. Varje historia får ungefär fem uppslag och flera kompletterande illustrationer i färg.Dracula (Stoker) Frankenstein (Shelly) Det skvallrande hjärtat (Poe) Dr Jekyll och mr Hyde (Stevenson) Dorian Grays porträtt (Wilde) Mumien (Doyle) Huset med de sju gavlarna (Hawthorn) Legenden om Sleepy Hollow (Irving)Spökpiraterna (Hodgeson) Hans och Greta (Grimm)En spännande antologi för den modiga som gillar att läsning ger rysningar.

'Dim rhosyn coch yn fy holl ardd ' gwaeddodd'No red rose in all my garden ' he crieda'i lygaid hardd yn llawn dagrauand his beautiful eyes filled with tears'Ar ba bethau bach mae hapusrwydd yn dibynnu ''On what little things does happiness depend ''Yr wyf wedi darllen popeth a ysgrifennodd y doethion''I have read all that the wise men have written''Holl gyfrinachau athroniaeth yn eiddo i mi''all the secrets of philosophy are mine''Eto i gyd am fod eisiau rhosyn coch mae fy mywyd yn cael ei wneud yn druenus''yet for want of a red rose my life is made wretched'

The Canterville Ghost is a novella by Oscar Wilde The story begins when Mr Otis and family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire (who wants to marry Virginia), Mrs Umney (the housekeeper), and Rev. Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville . The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains "on the floor just by the fireplace", which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains.

La historia de Wilde se narra a trav s del amigo de un hombre llamado Erskine, quien se encuentra consternado por la teor a Hughes. Erskine hab a escuchado de dicha teor a a trav s de Cyril Graham, quien hab a intentado persuadir a Erskine sobre ella, pero Erskine se encontraba frustrado por la falta de evidencia hist rica sobre la existencia de Willie Hughes. Graham intent encontrar dicha evidencia, pero fracas . En vez de ello, falsific un retrato de Hughes en el que ste es representado con su mano en un libro en el que se observa la dedicatoria de los sonetos. Erskine es convencido a trav s de esta evidencia, pero despu s descubre que el retrato resulta ser falso; un descubrimiento que lo lleva a dudar nuevamente sobre la existencia de Willie Hughes. Graham todav a cree en la teor a y, para probarlo, se dispara a s mismo. Erskine recuenta estos eventos al narrador, quien se impresiona ante la teor a de Willie Hughes y comienza con su propia investigaci n hasta convencerse, sin duda alguna, de que Willie Hughes fue no solo una persona real, sino que tambi n el sujeto de los sonetos. l presenta esta evidencia a Erskine pero despu s se despoja de ella, dejando de creer en su realidad. Sin embargo, Erskine renueva su creencia en dicha teor a y se propone a encontrar el rastro de Willie Hughes; empero, al igual que Graham, no encuentra evidencia til. El narrador mantiene que no exist a algo que encontrar, siendo que Hughes nunca existi . Erskine le env a una carta en la que le menciona que la verdad yace frente a l y, como prueba de su fe en ella, comete suicidio. Posteriormente, su amigo se dirigir a a su hotel en Cannes para encontrar a Erskine muerto. l asume que Erskine cometi suicidio, como Graham, pero el doctor le menciona que la causa real de la muerte hab a sido una enfermedad de la que Erskine ten a conocimiento desde hace algunos meses; l hab a ido a Par s espec ficamente para morir. Erskine le deja a su amigo el retrato del Sr. W.H., el cual coloca en su casa. Mucha gente hace comentarios sobre el retrato, pero el narrador jam s menciona su historia y algunas veces se pregunta a s mismo si, despu s de todo, ste es verdadero. J'avais d n avec Erskine dans sa jolie petite maison de Bird Cage Walk et nous tions assis dans sa biblioth que, buvant notre caf et fumant des cigarettes, quand nous en v nmes causer des faux en litt rature. Maintenant je ne me souviens plus ce qui nous amena un sujet aussi bizarre en un pareil moment, mais je sais que nous e mes une longue discussion au sujet de Macpherson, Ireland (William Henry, 1777-1835) pr tendit avoir trouv des manuscrits in dits de Shakespeare qu'il publia partir de 1795. Il finit par avouer son invention. (Note du traducteur.) et de Chatterton et qu'en ce qui concerne ce dernier, j'insistai sur ce point que ses pr tendus faux taient simplement le r sultat d'un d sir artistique de parfaite ressemblance, que nous n'avons nul droit de marchander un artiste les conditions dans lesquelles il veut pr senter son oeuvre et que tout art tant un certain degr une sorte de jeu, une tentative de r aliser sa propre personnalit sur quelque plan imaginatif en dehors de la port e des accidents et des limites de la vie r elle; - censurer un artiste pour un pastiche, c' tait confondre un probl me de morale et un probl me d'esth tique.

"The stories come from all over the world and represent many genres, such as parables, animal fables, historical fiction, fairy tales, and Christian fantasy. Definitely read these stories at Easter, but keep the book close and pull it out whenever you and your family need a reminder of the great Easter themes of transformation, reconciliation and the triumph of life over death."—National Catholic RegisterEveryone who believes Easter is about more than bunnies and eggs will be grateful for this new collection of short stories that shed light on the deeper meaning of the season. Selected for their spiritual value and literary quality, these classic tales capture the spirit of Easter in a way that will captivate readers of all ages. Parents and grandparents will find that children love to hear these stories read aloud, year after year.Easter Stories includes time-honored favorites from world-famous storytellers such as C.S. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, Selma Lagerlof, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Goudge, Maxim Gorky, Ruth Sawyer, and Walter Wangerin – as well as many you’ve never heard before. Illustrated with original woodcuts.

"Vera", by Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde was an irish writer and poet (1854-1900).

Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences. TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all children and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 6 books, one of each of: The Jungle Book, The Secret Garden, Five Children and It, The Canterville Ghost, The Three Musketeers, White Fang.

Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences. TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all children and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 36 books, six of each of: The Jungle Book, The Secret Garden, Five Children and It, The Canterville Ghost, The Three Musketeers, White Fang.

Better known in 1882 as a cultural icon than a serious writer, Oscar Wilde was brought to North America for a major lecture tour on Aestheticism and the decorative arts. With characteristic aplomb, he adopted the role as the ambassador of Aestheticism, and he tried out a number of phrases, ideas, and strategies that ultimately made him famous as a novelist and playwright. This exceptional volume cites all ninety-one of Wilde's interviews and contains transcripts of forty-eight of them, and it also includes his lecture on his travels in America.

Oscar Wilde wrote poems, plays and novels, and is best known for his play The Importance of Being Earnest and his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. POEMS IN PROSE, first published in The Fortnightly Review in July 1894, collects six short, or very short tales, beautifully written in Wilde's inimitable style, whose religious and spiritual themes would have been shocking to its nineteenth-century readership. And even today, the key theme addressed in these stories, as to whether it really is possible to bring beauty or goodness to the world, when even the best-intended actions can lead to wholly unexpected and regrettable consequences, can leave the reader unsettled. This new edition features new digital typesetting, replicating the beautiful Doves Type of the early twentieth century, designed for the quality, hand-made, letterpress editions of a private press. Doves Type was made in only one size, the size used in this book.

De Profundis and Other Prison Writings is a new selection of Oscar Wilde's prison letters and poetry in Penguin Classics, edited and introduced by Colm Tóibín.At the start of 1895, Oscar Wilde was the toast of London, widely feted for his most recent stage success, An Ideal Husband. But by May of the same year, Wilde was in Reading prison sentenced to hard labour. 'De Profundis' is an epistolic account of Oscar Wilde's spiritual journey while in prison, and describes his new, shocking conviction that 'the supreme vice is shallowness'. This edition also includes further letters to his wife, his friends, the Home Secretary, newspaper editors and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas - Bosie - himself, as well as 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol', the heart-rending poem about a man sentenced to hang for the murder of the woman he loved. This Penguin edition is based on the definitive Complete Letters, edited by Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland. Colm Tóibín's introduction explores Wilde's duality in love, politics and literature. This edition also includes notes on the text and suggested further reading. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin. His three volumes of short fiction, The Happy Prince, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and A House of Pomegranates, together with his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, won him a reputation as a writer with an original talent, a reputation enhanced by the phenomenal success of his society comedies - Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. Colm Tóibín is the author of five novels, including The Blackwater Lightship and The Master, and a collection of stories, Mothers and Sons. His essay collection Love in a Dark Time: Gay Lives from Wilde to Almodovar appeared in 2002. He is the editor of The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction.

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'I have nothing to declare,' Wilde once told an American customs official, 'except my genius.' A socialite, a wit, a man who flaunted convention and was unafraid to shock, Oscar Wilde was a great writer and a great man. This new collection of wit and wisdom demonstrates the brilliance of his vision, the audacity of his style. Such is the scope of the material, it brings to life the Wilde of great feeling as well as the Wilde of great art.

Better known in 1882 as a cultural icon than a serious writer, Oscar Wilde was brought to North America for a major lecture tour on Aestheticism and the decorative arts. With characteristic aplomb, he adopted the role as the ambassador of Aestheticism, and he tried out a number of phrases, ideas, and strategies that ultimately made him famous as a novelist and playwright. This exceptional volume cites all ninety-one of Wilde's interviews and contains transcripts of forty-eight of them, and it also includes his lecture on his travels in America.