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| |   Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde
A man is told by a palm reader that he will commit a murder. A satirical crime story that cleverly reverses the conventions of the genre. (Crime,Humour) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 33 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde
A spectacular party is thrown in honour of the Infanta of Spain's birthday; there are actors, jugglers, magicians - and a dancing dwarf. A heart-wrenching tale about inner and outer beauty. (Children) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
When an American minister buys Canterville Chase, a long term resident's life (or death) is thrown into turmoil. (Children,Humour) |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 25 pages
- Age Rating: U
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| | The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde
What exactly is friendship? A miller has very strong opinions on the subject in this witty tale narrated by a bird. (Children) |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: U
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| | The Fisherman and his Soul by Oscar Wilde
A fisherman accidently captures and falls in love with a mermaid but must make a sacrifice to be with her. A fairytale, reminiscent of The Little Mermaid, parodying usual divisions between body and soul. (Children) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 36 pages
- Age Rating: U
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| | The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
A modern fairy tale about the selfless acts of a golden statue and a migrating swallow. (Children) |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: U
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| | The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde
Hughie Erskine is good-looking but penniless and needs ten thousand pounds to wed the love of his life. Then he drops in on a painter friend...... (Fiction,Humour) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
A romantic nightingale comes to the aid of a lovesick student who has a single day to find a red rose. (Children) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: U
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| | The Portrait of Mr. W. H. by Oscar Wilde
Who is the mysterious Mr. W. H. to whom Shakespere dedicated his sonnets? The validity of one bizarre theory hinges on a wonderful painting which may or may not be a fake. (Fiction) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 30 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde
At the marriage of a handsome prince to a beautiful princess, a spectacular firework display is planned. This is the story of those fireworks - and one very important rocket in particular. (Children) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: U
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| | The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
No Trespassing! - The tale of one giant and his garden. (Children) |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
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| | The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde
The story of a man's encounter with a painstakingly mysterious girlfriend. (Fiction) |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Star-Child by Oscar Wilde
Two woodcutters discover a baby where a shooting star falls - but the child it becomes is both beautiful and cruel. (Children) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 18 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Young King by Oscar Wilde
The story of young prince, brought up as a goatherd, who becomes king on the death of his father and develops a deep fascination with the beautiful objects his wealth affords him. (Children) |
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 15 pages
- Age Rating: U
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