Critiques en avant-premièreOscar Wilde

This book brings you entertaining and witty short stories by great writers such as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and J. M. Barrie. There are stories about a sassy, talking cat, an unusual divorce, and a man with a mouse in his pants on a train.

Some characters flounder their way through awkward and embarrassing social situations. And other tales have quirky plots, like The Canterville Ghost, where the human occupants scare and terrorize the household ghost.

This collection gives you a chance to sample work from 7 master storytellers from the 1800s and early 1900s. The writers featured are Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, J.M. Barrie, Stephen Leacock, Saki, W.W. Jacobs and O. Henry. Read on and enjoy!

What happens when a small lie snowballs out of control? Or a man finds a mouse in his pants on a train? Or a talking cat really ruins the mood at a dinner party? Find out in these fun and witty short stories by great writers such as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and J. M. Barrie.

Some characters flounder their way through awkward and embarrassing social situations like in The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones and My Brother Henry. Other tales have quirky plots, like The Canterville Ghost, where the human occupants scare and terrorize the household ghost.

This collection gives you a chance to sample work from 7 master storytellers from the 1800s and early 1900s. The writers featured are Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, J.M. Barrie, Stephen Leacock, Saki, W.W. Jacobs and O. Henry. So read on, have a laugh and be entertained!

A farce, one of the best ever written, cleverly constructed and delightfully amusing. There is only the slightest attempt at the sketching of character, while most of the personages are at best but caricatures; the Wilde's skill is brought to bear chiefly upon the situations and the lines. It so happens that this farce contains more clever lines, puns, epigrams, and deft repartees than any other of modern times, but these are after all accessory. A farce may be written without these additions--it might well be pure pantomime. Wilde has thrown them in for full measure.

A treasury of read-aloud tales takes readers to the heart of Easter. Everyone who believes Easter is about more than Easter egg hunts will be grateful for this new anthology of short stories that illumine the true meaning of the season. Selected for their spiritual value and literary quality, these tales capture the spirit of the season in a way that will captivate readers of varying ages. Children will ask to hear Oscar Wilde’s “The Selfish Giant” every year. Adults who treasure classic literature will appreciate stories by Anton Chekhov and C.S. Lewis. From the editor of Plough’s acclaimed anthology "Home for Christmas", this new collection is a worthy holiday companion for the family bookshelf. Illustrated with original woodcuts by Lisa Toth.