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Essays and Lectures

A collection of essays, lectures, reviews, letters, and aphorisms by Oscar Wilde:
  • Art and the Handicraftsman »
    An essay on art - There is no opposition to beauty except ugliness: all things are either beautiful or ugly. (9 pages)

  • De Profundis »
    A very long, intensely emotional letter written from prison at Reading Gaol to Lord Alfred Douglas – Bosie. (28 pages)

  • House Decoration »
    A lecture on house decoration: What is the meaning of beautiful decoration which we call art? (5 pages)

  • Impressions of America »
    Thoughts and impressions after lecture touring the United States in 1882. (4 pages)

  • Lecture to Art Students »
    Lecture about art and beauty: Nothing is more dangerous to the young artist than any conception of ideal beauty. (6 pages)

  • London Models »
    An essay on art models: Professional models are a purely modern invention. (5 pages)

  • Miscellaneous Aphorisms »
    A vast collection of Wilde's aphorisms and witty one-liners. (31 pages)

  • Pen, Pencil, And Poison »
    Essay about Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794 1847), English artist and serial poisoner. (14 pages)

  • Poems in Prose »
    Six prose poems published in The Fortnightly Review magazine in 1894. (6 pages)

  • Reviews »
    A collection of reviews written before Wilde's fame. (304 pages)

  • Selected Prose »
    A collection prose writings, with a preface by Robert Ross, a Canadian journalist and art critic. (57 pages)

  • Shorter Prose Pieces »
    Short prose collection on various topics and issues. (21 pages)

  • Some Cruelties Of Prison Life »
    Protest letter to The Daily Chronicle, criticism of the prison system. (7 pages)

  • The Critic As Artist »
    An essay on art written in the form of a philosophical dialogue. It contains Wilde's major aesthetic statements. (46 pages)

  • The Decay Of Lying »
    A critical dialogue between two upper-class aesthetes. (21 pages)

  • The English Renaissance of Art »
    Lecture on the English art, first delivered in New York, 1882. (17 pages)

  • The Rise of Historical Criticism »
    Lengthy essay evaluating historical writings and the art of criticism. (40 pages)

  • The Soul Of Man Under Socialism »
    An essay exploring socialism ideas. (24 pages)

  • The Truth Of Masks »
    An essay focusing of dramatic theory. (17 pages)

  • Biography
  • Plays:
    • A Woman of No Importance (39 pages)
    • An Ideal Husband (54 pages)
    • Lady Windermere's Fan (38 pages)
    • The Importance of Being Earnest (38 pages)
    • Salomé (21 pages)
    • The Duchess of Padua (39 pages)
    • Vera, or the Nihilists (34 pages)
    • A Florentine Tragedy (7 pages)
    • La Sainte Courtisane (4 pages)
  • Prose  »
    • The Picture of Dorian Gray (90 pages)
    • Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (21 pages)
    • The Canterville Ghost (19 pages)
    • The Portrait of Mr. W. H. (19 pages)
  • Short Stories  »
  • Poetry  »
  • Essays, Lectures, Reviews  »
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