{"product_id":"complete-short-fiction-9780141439693","title":"Complete Short Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe complete short stories of the masterful Irish writer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners--the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in a wide range of literary styles. Victorian moral justice is comically inverted in \"Lord Arthur Savile's Crime\" and \"The Canterville Ghost,\" and society's materialism comes under sharp, humorous criticism in \"The Model Millionaire,\" while \"The Happy Prince\" and \"The Nightingale and the Rose\" are hauntingly melancholic in their magical evocations of selfless love. These small masterpieces convey the brilliance of Wilde's vision, exploring complex moral issues through an elegant juxtaposition of wit and sentiment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662110658834,"sku":"9780141439693","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10990059-873b-4bc1-862e-d1e7e55e84be.jpg?v=1733512948","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/complete-short-fiction-9780141439693","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}