Literature
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Greece by Oscar Wilde
The sea was sapphire coloured, and the skyBurned like a heated opal through the air;We hoisted sail; the wind was…
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By the Arno by Oscar Wilde
The oleander on the wallGrows crimson in the dawning light,Though the grey shadows of the nightLie yet on Florence like…
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A Vision by Oscar Wilde
Two crownèd Kings, and One that stood aloneWith no green weight of laurels round his head,But with sad eyes as…
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At Verona by Oscar Wilde
How steep the stairs within Kings’ houses areFor exile-wearied feet as mine to tread,And O how salt and bitter is…
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Apologia by Oscar Wilde
Is it thy will that I should wax and wane,Barter my cloth of gold for hodden grey,And at thy pleasure…
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The Young King by Oscar Wilde
The Young King was published in 1891 in Oscar Wilde’s second collection of fairy tales for children, A House of…
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The Star-Child by Oscar Wilde
The Star-Child was published in 1891 in Oscar Wilde’s second collection of fairy tales for children, A House of Pomegranates.…
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The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde
An etchingOne afternoon I was sitting outside the Cafe de la Paix, watching the splendour and shabbiness of Parisian life,…
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The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden. It…
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The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde
The Remarkable Rocket was first published in 1888 as part of Oscar Wilde’s collection of fairy tales entitled The Happy…
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