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Oscar Wilde the Complete Works
Oscar Wilde the Complete Works | Oscar Wilde
Playwright, novelist, essayist, poet and epigrammatist, Oscar Wilde was Ireland's greatest and most inspired wit. Renowned equally for his espousal of aestheticism and art for art's sake, he became notorious for his affairs with Lord Alfred Douglas and others. Today he is remembered for the brilliance of his writing, and this complete edition of his works contains all his plays, his only novel, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, as well as his essays, poems and stories for children, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, and his more worldly stories for adults, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories. The juxtaposition of his jeux d'esprits such as The Soul of Man under Socialism and The Portrait of Mr. W.H. contrast sharply with The Ballad of Reading Gaol and De Profundis, while Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest still enchant readers and theatre audiences today.
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katy4peas

It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and rebellion. ~ Oscar Wilde

#readthinkvote

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#GratefulReads #FavoriteAuthor I have several favorite authors, but Oscar Wilde is at the top of that list.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Minimalgrl Love Oscar Wilde !!!🥰🥰🥰 5y
Fridameetslucy Look at the inscription Wilde write in a book that Walt Whitman also inscribed - i posted it. Wilde is plain out hot ! 5y
veritysalter I love his work - Lord Arthur Saville‘s Crime, got my husband into theatre. The Happy Prince makes me cry; but my ultimate favourite is The Canterville Ghost, so funny and sad, a beautiful story. 5y
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OriginalCyn620 Love Oscar! 5y
Mishu94 The only book I have read by him is the picture of Dorian gray! I‘d love to read more of his work but I don‘t really know what to go on with! 5y
CoffeeNBooks @Mishu94 The Importance of Being Earnest is one of his plays, and it's great! 5y
Mishu94 @CoffeeNBooks I‘ll check it out! Thank you! 😌 5y
CoffeeNBooks @Mishu94 There's also a great movie version of it with Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, and Rupert Everett. 5y
Mishu94 @CoffeeNBooks Ooo I didn‘t know! I‘ll check it out for sure! 5y
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1. Abit of a cheat but I would be entertained for a while with Wilde's complete works ❤
2. Bare feet
3. 1, 345m on the summit of Ben Nevis ⛰
4. Cucumber, cant even stand the smell 🥒🤢
5. I don't need to I'm always a witch 🧙‍♀️🤣
@howjessreads #friyayintro

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GatheringBooks
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TheSpineView
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#poetrymatters #Voice

Found this one at poets.org.

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I love this quote! I keep this picture with the quote right by my bed! 🥰📚❤️

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Clwojick
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💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙

RvnclawWhovian A favorite of mine 💜 6y
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I decided it would be fitting to put up some #Legend authors 😁

#LiteraryLuck @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

vkois88 Love this 6y
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"Their passions, a quotation." Oh, Wilde! ?

Cathythoughts Interesting quote ! I guess that‘s where the X factor comes in .... I hope ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
Tanisha_A @Cathythoughts Ah! I like what you think! 💕 6y
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rockpools
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Thank you @TrishB 😘!

Hope you're taking it easy & Sansa's waiting on your every need 🐶.

TrishB You‘re welcome 😘 and if only!! 6y
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archaeolibrarianologist
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gibblr Love this 6y
archaeolibrarianologist @gibblr it's always been one of my favorite quotes 6y
gibblr The Ellen Hopkins poem you also posted I had hanging in my classroom for years. 6y
archaeolibrarianologist @gibblr I may make a print to keep on my desk. 6y
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jpmcwisemorgan
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Yes, poor people know how to stretch a dollar. What I‘d like to see more of are ways to combat food deserts, make healthier meals on a strict diet, and an understanding that, no, not everyone can afford organic bananas. Also, we could do a lot more with food waste and encouraging stores to sell less than visibly appealing food. #thrifty #Quotsy #QuotsyAug18 #LitsyQuoteChallenge

julesG You might have misspelled a word, shouldn't it be "starving"? 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @julesG I‘m fixing it! 6y
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Whodunit85 Hmm. Now hoping my reading habits do not indicate a propensity to become a serial killer 🤔 6y
Bklover @Whodunit85 I‘m thinking the same thing!😳 6y
Cathythoughts 😍/😱 6y
Sue Great quote! 6y
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Tiyas7
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Guess, We do live in a rich world
#quotsy #oscarwilde

LaraReads 💕💕💕 6y
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DebinHawaii
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#QuotsyMay18 #brilliant

Ending a fun month of quotes with two brilliant quotes from Oscar Wilde. 💜Mahalo to @TK-421 for another great photo challenge.

Leftcoastzen 💜💜💜Oscar is always so quotable! 6y
TK-421 I love Oscar Wilde ❤️ Thank you for playing! 😊I hope you'll join in next month, too! 6y
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Saw this at the grocery last night and thought nobody would appreciate it more than you Littens. 😂

laurieluna That quote. I'm positive it was written about cheese! 😂 7y
Kaye That‘s an odd one. Why use him for a cheese 🧀? I bet at least 90 % of the shoppers had no clue who he was. They probably think he‘s some dude from Wisconsin who makes cheese and put his own picture on it. (edited) 7y
Bronte_Chintz 😂😂😂 7y
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Today's author spotlight: Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) Wilde! Born in Dublin, he died at 46 in 1900 in Paris in destitution. He was one of his day's best-known personalities. He had works prohibited in England, & he was imprisoned for gross indecency after he had the Marquess of Queensberry--his lover's, Lord Douglas's, father--prosecuted for libel. His tomb gets covered in lipstick marks by his admirers. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow

jenniferw88 "A handbag?"!!!!! ??? 7y
Kaye I think he‘s quite a handsome young fellow. A life too short. 7y
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#QuotsyMarch18 Day 9: Words from the Wise Wilde - #Borrow money from the pessimist.

Cathythoughts 🤣👍🏻 7y
TK-421 😂 7y
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jpmcwisemorgan
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TK-421 ❤️ 7y
merelybookish He's so quotable! 7y
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GripLitGrl
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🔔📚💐🌙😊 #OscarWilde

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JoeStalksBeck
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And @Audiobookhead got me this awesome bag , book@ark and socks !!!

AmyG Love it! 7y
vivastory Have you watched the new Deadpool 2 trailer? It's a parody of Bob Ross 7y
dariazeoli Those sooooocks! ❤️ 7y
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kamoorephoto This is where I‘m at and why I need to get out... 😿 7y
BookishTrish That bag! Those socks! 7y
Lilasbooks411 Love those socks ❤️ 7y
coffeenebula Those socks. Squeeeeee 7y
julesG BobRoss socks!!!! 7y
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I missed two prompts so I thought I would combine them into one post. #Tell #Mask #QuotsyNov17 #BookNerd 📚💙

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Happy birthday @Kalalalatja !
I love your #eyecandygiveaway idea 😀 my copy of the complete works of Oscar Wilde is probably the prettiest book I own.

bookloo Wow!!! This is beautiful. 😍💚 7y
rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 7y
Kalalalatja Oh my! I love the illustrations 😍 7y
Kalalalatja And thank you! 😄 7y
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You can always count on Oscar for something pithy.
#quality #quotsynov17 @TK-421

vivastory Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast is one of my favorite titles of all time 7y
merelybookish @vivastory It's such a good title. And maybe kind of true? 😬 (speaking as a 🌃 🦉 here.) 7y
vivastory Very true! I've never been a morning person. I can't function until I've had my coffee. 7y
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ValerieAndBooks Oscar 💖!! 7y
merelybookish @vivastory Me too although kids kind of messed with that. Hey, any job news? 7y
vivastory Unfortunately no. I'm not sure how long it will be posted. 7y
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In stressful weeks (let's be real, months??) like this one I know many of us are going to shut off the news and retreat into books. Let's!! I'm exhausted. Enjoy the weekend Littens, you made it! 💗

Tonight I put my feet up, grab a glass of cold beer, a warm pup, and a long book. 🤘🏻🍺🐶📖☺️

Artist: https://siminiblocker.tumblr.com/post/159101858886/i-have-a-new-inprnt-shop-ive-...

Jess_Read_This 🍻Enjoy your perfect sounding evening! 💙💙Beautiful quote and picture too! 7y
mrozzz @Jess_Read_This hope you have something lovely planned too! 💜 (You can find more bookish illustrations by the artist at the link above! I love the work) 7y
Jess_Read_This @mrozzz We have verrry similar plans for tonight! I have a glass of wine, my pup, and my book in my future. Maybe a pizza too! ☺️ 7y
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Jess_Read_This PS. Thanks for the including the above link- I've been enjoying look at all the lovely art! 7y
mrozzz @Jess_Read_This ha! I have leftover pizza ! 7y
Jess_Read_This @mrozzz 🙌🏼🍻📖🐶🍕🍷 Twinsies!!! 7y
ReadingEnvy Yes this is annually my most stressful week of the year and I'm just sitting zoning out on silly Hulu shows, I don't even want to read! 7y
mrozzz @ReadingEnvy oh I feel you. Gonna listen to podcasts until I get home. Hope you get to relax through the weekend! 7y
mrozzz @Jess_Read_This it's the best Friday night plan there is 👍🏻 7y
IMASLOWREADER love that quote 7y
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I'm spending a couple of days in Ireland, and the first thing I did? Went to Oscar Wilde's house! #ireland #dublin #wilde

MrBook Nice! 7y
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"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." -Oscar Wilde
Happy #shelfiesunday! Excited to reveal my new shelves! Order returns to my books!

Robothugs Beautiful!!! I'm super jealous! 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @Robothugs Thanks! Took a long time to make this happen. I can't leave my room! 7y
rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 7y
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candority That is beautiful! Where did you get the shelf? 7y
ReadingEnvy Gorgeous! 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @candority I had a friend build them for me, based off how I wanted my dream shelves.They wrap around the walls but I can't seem to fit it all in one pic. 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @ReadingEnvy Thank you! 🌷 7y
OrangeMooseReads Those shelves are fantastic, love them! 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @OrangeMooseReads Thank you so much for the kind comment!💗 7y
minkyb These are seriously fabulous. Magazine worthy! 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @minkyb Oh you are too sweet! I will have to tell my friend who built them! He and my husband took two days to install them so they will love the compliments!💜💝💜 7y
minkyb I am going going to show this to my husband and shame him! 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @minkyb lol! Well, hopefully your husband knows how to work with wood already. This was apparently a labor intensive project. (I wasn't allowed home until they were finished for the big reveal). 🏠 7y
TheKidUpstairs I ❤❤❤ those shelves! 😍😍😍😍 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @TheKidUpstairs Awww thank you!😚 7y
lauras.enchanted.library this is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! 😍😍😍 I am so jelly ♥️ 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @lauras.enchanted.library Thank YOU! 💓 7y
AlaMich Ohhhh....purty!!!!! ❤️❤️ 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @AlaMich he he Thanks!😙 7y
ValerieAndBooks Beautiful work!! 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks So pretty! 💕 7y
litmuggle How pretty 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @litmuggle Thank you!🌷 7y
night_shift 😱😍 7y
CatchMyBookBreath @UnidragonFrag he he 👌😂👍 7y
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"With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?" Oscar Wilde ? .

I think this pretty much sums it up...we all live in such a materialistic world, fast paced, full of demands and deadlines, being pulled here and there...Deep breath, remember whats really important, sometimes the most simplest pleasures are the most worthwhile...spread some smiles ?
#oscarwilde #bookishquote

Jess_Read_This I just love this pic! 7y
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Pamela2

I can resist everything except temptation

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"with a freedom, books, flowers and the moon who could not be happy "-Oscar Wilde ✨

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay with us 😊👍🏻. We're the most positive, tight-knit, passionate bibliophile community you'll meet. Careful: this'll take over your life. 😂👏🏻🙌🏻
7y
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Kalalalatja
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Rocking those come-hither-eyes since October 1854 👀

#AttractiveAuthors #JuneBookBugs

kelseynicburke 😂😂 7y
RealLifeReading 👍👍 7y
erzascarletbookgasm The 👀are fine, not so sure about the pose though 😆 7y
Kalalalatja @erzascarletbookgasm what? You don't sit like that? Oh, maybe It's just me and Oscar then 😂 7y
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RealLifeReading Such a great quote 7y
Chab256 Love him!! 7y
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LitLogophile
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Studying for the bar exam is 🤢🤤, but how cute is the little journal that I found for multiple choice practice?! Oscar Wilde💗

Joanne1 Good luck, hope the studying is productive. 7y
LitLogophile Thank you, @Joanne1 😀 So far I'm a few weeks in and on pace! 7y
Nat_Reads Good luck! 7y
MaureenMc Studying property, I see. 😁 Good luck on the studying & the bar exam! I took two bar exams (MO and IL) and declared afterwards that I would never take another exam ever! 😄 7y
LitLogophile Ouch, this is my first one and I am already feeling that way! @MaureenMc . And yes today was future interests and RAP 😂😂 7y
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