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Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful playwrights of the Victorian era. He was also a notorious supporter of the decadence and aesthetic movements, eventually jailed for having a young male lover. His name remains a by-word for social commentary by sharp wit. Intentions is a collection of critical essays by Wilde including The Critic as artist, The Decay of Lying, Pen, Pencil and Poison and The Truth of Masks.
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Intentions
Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful playwrights of the Victorian era. He was also a notorious supporter of the decadence and aesthetic movements, eventually jailed for having a young male lover. His name remains a by-word for social commentary by sharp wit. Intentions is a collection of critical essays by Wilde including The Critic as artist, The Decay of Lying, Pen, Pencil and Poison and The Truth of Masks.
Vailima letters
Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893.
Charmides and other poems
Charmides and Other Poems is a compilation of poems including: Charmides; Requiescat; San Miniato; Humanitad; Louis Napoleon; Endymion (For Music); Le Jardin; La Mer; Le Panneau; Les Ballons; Canzonet; Le Jardin Des Tuileries; Pan--Double Villanelle; In The Forest; Symphony In Yellow; Helas!; To Milton; On The Massacre Of The Christians In Bulgaria; Holy Week At Genoa; Urbs Sacra Aeterna; E Tenebris; At Verona; On The Sale By Auction Of Keats' Love Letters; The New Remorse