A pivotal figure in nineteenth-century literature, Oscar Wilde was an energetic and multifaceted writer. His large and diverse body of work includes masterpieces of wit such as the plays "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "An Ideal Husband," The seminal novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, well-crafted short stories and fairy tales, critical essays that changed how the world looks at art and literature, impassioned poetry, and the moving confessional memoir "De Profundis." This literary omnibus gathers into a single volume all of Wilde's fiction, drama, poetry, and essays.--