Oscar Wilde Bibliography:

Plays:

• A Florentine Tragedy »
  A story of a wealthy merchant who, finding his wife in the arms of a local prince, strangles his rival. (7 pages)
  
  
• A Woman of No Importance »
  Satiric play about hypocrisy and double standards of the Victorian upper classes. Wilde's take on dark comedy. (39 pages)
  
  
• An Ideal Husband »
  Witty social satire filled with poignant humor as well as romance, intrigue, and scandal. Criticism of Victorian society. (54 pages)
  
  
• La Sainte Courtisane »
  A play portraying Myrrhina, beautiful and wealthy noblewoman, and a Christian hermit, Honorius. (4 pages)
  
  
• Lady Windermere's Fan »
  A witty four act satire on the relationships and gender double-standards of the upper-class Victorian society. (38 pages)
  
  
• Salomé »
  Tragic story of Salomé, the step-daughter of King Herod and the beheader of John the Baptist. (21 pages)
  
  
• The Duchess of Padua »
  Five-act melodramatic tragedy set in Padua. A story of love, treachery, and redemption. (39 pages)
  
  
• The Importance of Being Earnest »
  Classic romantic comedy about love, deception, and mistaken identity. Whimsical satire of Victorian society. (38 pages)
  
  
• Vera, or the Nihilists »
  Melodramatic tragedy based on the story of Vera Zasulich, Russian Marxist writer and revolutionary. (34 pages)
  
  

Prose

• Lord Arthur Savile's Crime »
  Short mystery story about fate and predestination containing poison, explosive clocks, and murder. (21 pages)
  
  
• The Birthday of the Infanta »
  A charming, bitter-sweet tale criticising the behavior of the upper classes. (12 pages)
  
  
• The Canterville Ghost »
  A short novel taking place in a haunted old English country house. A ghost story. (19 pages)
  
  
• The Devoted Friend »
  Short fable about the real meaning of friendship. A tale for all ages. (7 pages)
  
  
• The Fisherman and His Soul »
  A story about a young fisherman who falls in love with a mermaid. (22 pages)
  
  
• The Happy Prince »
  Timeless tale about friendship, compassion, and the transforming power of selfless love. (6 pages)
  
  
• The Model Millionaire »
  A short touching story about a man, who is poor, but becomes rich through an act of kindness. (4 pages)
  
  
• The Nightingale and the Rose »
  Short story of a little nightingale who sacrifices her life to create the perfect red rose for a young student in love. (4 pages)
  
  
• The Picture of Dorian Gray »
  A mesmerizing tale of beauty, pleasures of youth, self-destruction and moral corruption. (90 pages)
  
  
• The Portrait of Mr. W. H. »
  Short novella revolving around the identity of Mr. W.H. to whom Shakespeare dedicated his sonnets. (19 pages)
  
  
• The Remarkable Rocket »
  Comical fairy tale about a self-important fireworks rocket. (8 pages)
  
  
• The Selfish Giant »
  Touching story of a giant who built a wall around his beautiful garden to keep out the children. (3 pages)
  
  
• The Sphinx Without a Secret »
  Short story about a lady with the mysterious allure of a sphinx. (4 pages)
  
  
• The Star Child »
  A delightful tale about goodness, generosity and charity. (10 pages)
  
  
• The Young King »
  A story of a young man's metamorphosis that opens his eyes and heart. (9 pages)
  
  

Essays, Lectures, Reviews:

• 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)
  
  

Poetry:

• Charmides and Other Poems »
  A collection of poems and sonnets including: Charmides, Requiescat, San Miniato, Humanitad and others. (23 pages)
  
  
• Ravenna »
  One of Wilde's earliest long poems, Ravenna, describes his responses to this ancient Italian city. (5 pages)
  
  
• Selected Poems »
  Collection of 16 poems incuding Ave Imperatrix, Ave Maria Gratia Plena, and Roses And Rue. (10 pages)
  
  
• The Ballad Of Reading Gaol »
  Long ballad written after Wilde was released from the Reading prison. It's about horrors of prison life. (16 pages)
  
  
• The Sphinx »
  Long poem about sensual beauty of the Sphinx and the mysterious grandeur of the ancient world she represents. (4 pages)