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De Profundis and Other Prison Writings (Penguin Classics)
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De Profundis and Other Prison Writings (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2013

by Oscar Wilde

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  • Title De Profundis and Other Prison Writings (Penguin Classics)
  • Author Oscar Wilde
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, London
  • Date 2013-04-30
  • Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A0140439900
  • ISBN 9780140439908 / 0140439900
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

A definitive new collection of Oscar Wilde’s best prison letters and poetry, with an introduction by Colm Toibin
 
Bankrupt and with his reputation in ruins, Oscar Wilde wrote the astonishing letter “De Profundis” to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, while in prison. Editor Colm Toibin, the acclaimed author of The Blackwater Lightship, The Master, and Brooklyn, describes it as Wilde’s “greatest piece of prose writing.” Also included is “The Ballad of Reading Gaol,” Wilde’s most famous poem and one of the greatest ballads in the English language, as well as other letters Wilde wrote from prison that reveal the true effects of incarceration on the people he met. Based on the Penguin Classics edition of the Complete Letters, this collection features a new introduction, notes, and appendices.

From the publisher

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was the author of the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and several well-loved plays, including An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Colm Toibin is the author of The Blackwater Lightship and The Master, both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, among other books. He lives in Dublin.

First line

ALTHOUGH Oscar Wilde started and ended his literary career with a volume of verse, his best poetry was in prose: that is, his imagination flowed naturally in the form of prose.

About the author

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 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, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Colm Toibin is the author of The Blackwater Lightship and The Master, both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, among other books. He lives in Dublin.

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