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A pivotal figure in nineteenth-century literature, Oscar Wilde was a multitalented and multifaceted writer. His large and diverse body of work includes immensely popular stage plays that made him the most celebrated playwright of his day, the highly regarded novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, several collections of exquisitely crafted short fiction, critical essays that influenced how the world looks at art, and elegant verse.

This 2012 omnibus edition of Wilde's writing collects the full contents of his short-fiction collection Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories, and his two collections of fairy tales for young readers, The Happy Prince and Other Tales and A House of Pomegranates. Also included is The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel that scandalized Victorian England when it was published in 1891, and that has since been acknowledged a brilliant commentary on art and the society depicted in it. The volume concludes with all nine stage plays that Wilde finished in his lifetime--among them the masterpieces of wit and comedy, "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "An Ideal Husband," and the florid chamber dramas "Salome" and "La Sainte Courtisane."

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Works is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics editions. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in a beautifully designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of reading pleasure and are an indispensible cornerstone for any home library.