Prose


Oscar Wilde wrote one novel in his career - The Picture of Dorian Gray and a few novellas that include: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Portrait of Mr. W. H. and The Canterville Ghost. He also wrote many short stories which can be found here.

Oscar Wilde's prose works:

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray is a tale of self-destruction and an over-reaching love of beauty.

  • Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is a clever mystery about fate, predestination and the marvellously funny way the upper classes behave.

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost is a short novel about an American ambassador who after moving from America to England settles into a haunted castle.

  • The Portrait of Mr. W. H.

    The Portrait of Mr. W. H. is a short novel about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr W.H., the enigmatic dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets.