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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
A man is told by a palm reader that he will commit a murder. A satirical crime story that cleverly reverses the conventions of the genre.
(Humour,Crime)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 29 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Birthday of the Infanta
A spectacular party is thrown in honour of the Infanta of Spain's birthday; there are actors, jugglers, magicians - and a dancing dwarf. A heart-wrenching tale about inner and outer beauty.
(Children)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 25 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Canterville Ghost
When an American minister buys Canterville Chase, a long term resident's life (or death) is thrown into turmoil.
(Humour,Children)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 21 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:2 stars
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The Devoted Friend
What exactly is friendship? A miller has very strong opinions on the subject in this witty tale narrated by a bird.
(Children)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Fisherman and his Soul
A fisherman accidently captures and falls in love with a mermaid but must make a sacrifice to be with her. A fairytale, reminiscent of The Little Mermaid, parodying usual divisions between body and soul.
(Children)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 32 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Happy Prince
A modern fairy tale about the selfless acts of a golden statue and a migrating swallow.
(Children)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Model Millionaire
Hughie Erskine is good-looking but penniless and needs ten thousand pounds to wed the love of his life. Then he drops in on a painter friend......
(Fiction,Humour)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Nightingale and the Rose
A romantic nightingale comes to the aid of a lovesick student who has a single day to find a red rose.
(Children)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
Who is the mysterious Mr. W. H. to whom Shakespere dedicated his sonnets? The validity of one bizarre theory hinges on a wonderful painting which may or may not be a fake.
(Fiction)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 25 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Remarkable Rocket
At the marriage of a handsome prince to a beautiful princess, a spectacular firework display is planned. This is the story of those fireworks - and one very important rocket in particular.
(Children)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:2 stars
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The Selfish Giant
No Trespassing! - The tale of one giant and his garden.
(Children)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Sphinx Without a Secret
The story of a man's encounter with a painstakingly mysterious girlfriend.
(Fiction)
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Star-Child
Two woodcutters discover a baby where a shooting star falls - but the child it becomes is both beautiful and cruel.
(Children)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 15 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Young King
The story of young prince, brought up as a goatherd, who becomes king on the death of his father and develops a deep fascination with the beautiful objects his wealth affords him.
(Children)
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:4 stars
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