The Complete Published Works of Oscar Wilde

A House of Pomegranates

Four richly imaginative tales examine beauty, power, compassion, sacrifice, and the conflict between outward splendor and inner goodness.

An Ideal Husband

A respected politician faces blackmail over a secret from his past, testing the boundaries between public integrity, private mistakes, loyalty, and forgiveness.

Intentions

A collection of essays and dialogues exploring art, criticism, aesthetics, creativity, and the relationship between artistic imagination and everyday life.

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories

Wilde combines wit and suspense in stories about a nobleman attempting to fulfill a disturbing prophecy, artistic obsession, and Victorian social conventions.

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Inspired by Wilde's imprisonment and the execution of a fellow prisoner, this poem reflects on punishment, suffering, compassion, and the cruelty of the prison system.

The Canterville Ghost

An American family moves into a haunted English mansion and treats its centuries-old ghost with unexpected practicality, turning traditional ghost-story conventions into comedy.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales

A collection of five fairy tales exploring compassion, generosity, sacrifice, beauty, and the suffering of the poor.

The Sphinx

This elaborate poem addresses an enigmatic sphinx, blending mythology, religious imagery, sensuality, and reflections on desire, history, and mortality.