Om Illustrated Classics: Collection of Oscar Wilde (Set of 3) (Canterville Ghost, The Importance of Being Ernest and The Picture

Product Description An American family named Otis moves into an old English mansion called Canterville chase. The owner, Lord Canterville, warns Mr. Otis about the house being haunted. But that does not deter the family, who do not believe in ghosts. But when the notorious Canterville Ghost makes his appearance, the family is not afraid at all. In a role reversal, the ghost is scared after scaring people for more than three hundred years. The ghost considers it a great insult that the American family is not scared of him. He hates them all, except the teenaged Virginia, who is different from the rest of her family. Virginia encounters the ghost at the end of the novel, and accepts his plea for help to lift the curse on him. At the risk of her own life, Virginia travels with the ghost to another dimension, and helps him to finally rest in peace. A rib-tickling three-act play about two Bachelors- Jack and his friend Algernon. Jack loves Gwendolen and Algernon loves Cecily. Both the young girls wish to marry a man named Ernest. But Ernest is merely Johns imaginary irksome brother who apparently lands in trouble every now and then, giving Jack an excuse to visit London often to meet his lady love. A series of funny situations follow, mocking at the hypocrisies of Victorian England with tongue-in- cheek statements by the protagonists. The play ends on a happy note after a comic twist in the plot reveals that Jacks birth name is Ernest. Both the couples are happily United as desired. The importance of Being earnest is a brilliant comedy by Oscar Wilde that keeps you smiling till the very end. The picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wildes classic story of a young man whose beauty prompts a painter to paint a life-like portrait of him. However, all is not what it seems. Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than he, will age andfade. A must-read for children and adults alike! The novel is a social satire as well as a key Explorer of Victorian norms. We are made to observe human emotions like love, jealousy, hate and the forces of evil and good. Oscar Wilde propagates his art for arts sake theory, even as he weaves a narrative around a beautiful young man (Dorian Gray) and his friends (Lord Henry and Basil).the book is a classic in the true sense of the word, as it appeals to the universal instincts of man.. About the Author Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. He was born Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde on October 16, 1854, at 21 Westland Row, Dublin, Ireland. His father, Sir William Wilde, was an eminent Victorian and an eye and ear surgeon. An author, playwright and poet, Oscar Wilde was a popular literary figure in late Victorian England. He was famous for his brilliant wit, flamboyant style and his works of fiction. After graduating from Oxford University, he lectured as a poet, art critic and a leading proponent of the principles of aestheticism. In 1891, he published The Picture of Dorian Gray, his only novel which was panned as immoral by Victorian critics, but is now considered one of his most notable works. As a dramatist, many of Wildes plays were well received, including his satirical comedies Lady Windermeres Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), his most famous play.