Monday, October 10, 2016

Monday Madness: The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Works by Oscar Wilde

Monday Madness is a bookish meme hosted by Bookfever & Booklover's Teaparty

You know that feeling when you feel like you are gonna go mad if you do not get a certain book right away, when you are obsessed and all you want is that one book and you will be happy? That is what Monday Madness is about. All those books you that drive you mad.

Pick a book. Talk about it- why do you want it? What has drawn you to it? Why is it making you mad with want for it.




The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Works by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Short Stories is a compilation of short stories by Oscar Wilde, along with his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. It was originally published in 1888 under the title Stories: Oscar Wilde. Some of the short stories within include "The Sphinx Without a Secret," "The Model Millionaire," and stories from the previously-published collections "A House of Pomegranates" and "The Happy Prince and Other Tales." This book is sure to interest Oscar Wilde fans and fans of Victorian literature. OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) was a celebrated Irish-born playwright, short story writer, poet, and personality in Victorian London. He is best known for his involvement in the aesthetic movement and his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as his many plays, such as Lady Windermere's Fan, The Importance of Being Ernest, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and Salom . During his imprisonment for gross indecency, he wrote De Profundis, and later, The Ballad of Reading Gao.


I have already read The Picture of Dorian Gray and it's my favorite classic (alongside The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux) but I'd love to have this special edition. It's so gorgeous and I'd also love to read the other works. 




And as always don't forget to check out Christina's post! ♥





5 comments:

  1. I've never read anything by Oscar Wilde (except a short story in English once), but I've wanted to read this book for a really long time. This edition looks great!

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  2. I absolutely LOVE "The Picture of DG", and "The Phantom of the Opera"! Amazing books :)

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  3. I haven't read this book, but I love Wilde's plays, so I really should pick this up!

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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