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100	1		_aWilde, Oscar, _d1854-1900.
240	0	0	_aShort stories
245	0	0	_aComplete short fiction _cOscar Wilde ; edited by Ian Small
260			_aLondon _aNew York _bPenguin Books _c2003
300			_axxxv, 279 p. _c20 cm.
440		0	_aPenguin classics
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. xxix-[xxxi]).
520			_aFairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in a wide range of literary styles. Victorian moral justice is comically inverted in 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', and society's materialism comes under sharp, humorous criticism in 'The Model Millionaire', while 'The Happy Prince' and 'The Nightingale and the Rose' are hauntingly melancholic in their magical evocations of selfless love. These small masterpieces convey the brilliance of Wilde's vision, exploring complex moral issues through an elegant juxtaposition of wit and sentiment.
653			_aFairy tales _aEngland _aChildren's stories, English
700	1		_aSmall, Ian.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0716/2003269458-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0716/2003269458-d.html
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