http://www.vigobooks.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 06 Apr 2014 16:01:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/plays/salome/ http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/plays/salome/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:39:03 +0000 http://www.vigobooks.com/?p=3336 Inspired by the Biblical story, Wilde’s dramatic play focuses on how the selfish and seductive Salomé exacts revenge on John the Baptist for refusing her advances with disastrous consequences for all.

]]> http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/plays/salome/feed/ 0 http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/essential-classics/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-2/ http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/essential-classics/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-2/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:20:50 +0000 http://www.vigobooks.com/?p=2127 A dark secret lurks in the attic of the seemingly Dorian Gray: a portrait that ages instead of him. And while his outer appearance remains untarnished, his painted image grows ever older and more hideous reflecting the damage of his wild lifestyle. First published in 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a gothic tale of a man leading a double life that is packed with Oscar Wilde’s trademark wit and aestheticism.

]]> http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/essential-classics/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-2/feed/ 0 http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/world-literature/complete-fairy-tales/ http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/world-literature/complete-fairy-tales/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:16:17 +0000 http://www.vigobooks.com/?p=1370 Bringing together all of Wilde’s fairy tales, this not-to-be-missed collection includes his classic children’s stories The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant.

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]]> http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/plays/an-ideal-husband/feed/ 0 http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/world-literature/the-canterville-ghost/ http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/world-literature/the-canterville-ghost/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:58:41 +0000 http://www.vigobooks.com/?p=789 Oscar Wilde’s comic tale recounts of trials of the ghost Sir Simon as he struggles to scare the Otises, an American family who have moved into the English home he haunts.

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]]> http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/plays/the-importance-of-being-earnest/feed/ 0 http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/world-literature/the-picture-of-dorian-gray/ http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/world-literature/the-picture-of-dorian-gray/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:25:53 +0000 http://www.vigobooks.com/?p=404 A dark secret lurks in the attic of the seemingly Dorian Gray: a portrait that ages instead of him. And while his outer appearance remains untarnished, his painted image grows ever older and more hideous reflecting the damage of his wild lifestyle. First published in 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a gothic tale of a man leading a double life that is packed with Oscar Wilde’s trademark wit and aestheticism.

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