The complete fictional works to Oscar Wilde

All these stories reveal extensive knowledge, solid craftsmanship, rooted talent, and complete mastery of the well-structured narrative construction of the tale, which demonstrates the novelist's ability Oscar Wilde to weave his stories, build his characters, and choose his themes. The reader feels that behind these stories is a hand that knows what it is writing and understands what it is doing... The writer is always experimenting in narration, presentation, plotting, theme, and techniques used, just as he was constantly developing himself. This comprehensive collection showcases Oscar Wilde's remarkable storytelling skills and his astonishing versatility, ranging from fairy tales and ghost stories to detective plots and satirical tales. Most of these stories had previously been published during Wilde's fame as a playwright.