Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 508 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Ross, Robert Baldwin 1869 1918 Ross, Robbie Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde Preface by Robert Ross -- How they struck a contemporary -- The quality of George Meredith -- Life in the fallacious model -- Life the disciple -- Life the plagiarist -- The indispensable east -- The influence of the impressionists on climate -- An exposure to naturalism -- Thomas Griffiths Wainewright -- Wainewright at Hobart Town -- Cardinal Newman and the autobiographers -- Robert Browning -- The two supreme and highest arts -- The secrets of immortality -- The critic and his material -- Dante the living guide -- The limitations of genius -- Wanted a new background -- Without frontiers -- The poetry of archæology -- The art of archæology -- Herod suppliant -- The tetrarch's remorse -- The tetrarch's treasure -- Salomé anticipates Dr. Strauss -- The young king -- A coronation -- The king of Spain -- A bull fight -- The throne room -- A protected country -- The blackmailing of the emperor -- Covent garden -- A letter from Miss Jane Percy to her aunt -- The triumph of American 'humor' -- The garden of death -- An Eton kit-cat -- Mrs. Erlynne exercises the prerogative of a grandmother -- Motherhood more than marriage -- The damnable ideal -- From a rejected prize-essay -- The possibilities of the useful -- The artist -- The doer of good -- The disciple -- The master -- The house of judgment -- The teacher of wisdom -- Wilde gives directions about 'De profundis' -- Carey street -- Sorrow wears no mask -- Vita nuova -- The grand romantic -- Clapham Junction -- The broken resolution -- Domesticity at Berneval -- A visit to the Pope. Transcribed from the 1914 Methuen and Co. edition by David Price "Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde" by Oscar Wilde is a collection of essays and critiques written during the late 19th century. This anthology showcases Wilde's wit and unique perspective on various facets of art, literature, and society, reflecting his belief in the importance of aestheticism and the interplay between life and artistic expression. The selection covers a range of topics, including critiques of contemporary writers, explorations of beauty in art, and thoughts on morality and existence. The opening portion of the collection includes a dedicated preface by Robert Ross, discussing the challenge of anthology curation and setting the stage for Wilde's exploration in prose. Ross emphasizes the clarity and ease of Wilde’s writing, contrasting it with the preciosity found in the works of his contemporaries. The selection also introduces Wilde's critical viewpoint on various authors, including a sharp commentary on George Meredith and a critique of contemporary realism in literature. This initial exploration establishes Wilde's signature blend of insightful criticism and lyrical prose, captivating readers and inviting them into his richly imaginative world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Essays Short stories PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 212487 2025-07-01T09:09:38.265763 text/html 214203 2020-12-31T12:41:57 text/html 82522 2020-12-31T12:41:57 text/html application/zip 172329 2025-07-01T09:09:43.924655 application/epub+zip 172831 2025-07-01T09:09:40.940666 application/epub+zip 155231 2025-07-01T09:09:39.910685 application/epub+zip 344419 2025-07-01T09:09:46.537656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308929 2025-07-01T09:09:43.318710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263639 2022-09-01T10:33:03.560689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201591 2025-07-01T09:09:37.955708 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201403 2020-12-31T12:41:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80438 2020-12-31T12:41:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20986 2025-07-01T09:09:46.663650 application/rdf+xml 15044 2025-07-01T09:09:40.393709 image/jpeg 3684 2025-07-01T09:09:40.152670 image/jpeg 168216 2025-07-01T09:09:38.283741 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia