Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: The Devoted Friend and the Nightingale and the Rose

by Oscar Wilde

2021-01-05 08:28:23

The next volume in the prize-winning and greatly acclaimed complete adaptations of Wilde''s tales presents "The Devoted Friend" on what constitutes real friendship, and "The Nightingale and the Rose" a stirring story of sacrifice to love with a cruel... Read more

The next volume in the prize-winning and greatly acclaimed complete adaptations of Wilde''s tales presents "The Devoted Friend" on what constitutes real friendship, and "The Nightingale and the Rose" a stirring story of sacrifice to love with a cruel twist.

"Wilde isn`t blatanly jeering at hypocrites or credulous fools in these stories. He is, however, suggesting that even the most genuinely beautiful surfaces shouldn`t be trusted. Russell catches this mood perfectly, not trying to overshadow Wilde but merely helping him do his disturbing work. Russell`s exquisite art has a supple ink line that`s never fussy."-Publishers Weekly-starred review

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popu...

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