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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Trinity College and then at Oxford. His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with ‘Salome’ in 1891. His society comedies were enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London. This collection of light-hearted and witty stories was written by Oscar Wilde in 1891.

He listened attentively when Grandpa talked. Curiosity is a terrible curse, he decided. And curious Zander was. He knew that they were considered outsiders on their street even when he was in the second grade. He just knew it even though people were nice to him and to his mother.

One of Oscar Wilde's most charming stories, combining art, painting, wit, love, romance, and generosity. English wit, American vigor, and Irish sentimentality too - all part of Wilde's makeup. Hard to hear without tearing up a bit at the end.

Hughie Erskine has a problem. He is madly in love with Laura Merton, but both of them are flat broke. Laura's father will only give his consent to their marriage if Hughie can prove he has a thousand pounds to his name. When Hughie drops in on his friend, the artist, Alan Trevor, he finds him painting a portrait of a ragged beggar. Sympathising with the poor man's plight, Hughie gives the old man a sovereign he can little afford. But the beggar is not all he seems, and Hughie's fortunes are about to change dramatically...

This is a story from the Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories collection.

La vida de Lauren cambió completamente cuando el famoso e irresistible millonario Riley Thomson entra en la tienda en donde trabaja, con la intención de comprarla y demolerla. Enojada y enfurecida, Lauren busca la oportunidad perfecta para vengarse de él. Pero entonces, sucede algo completamente inesperado para ella; siente que no puede controlarse cuando está junto a él y no puede creer que aceptó su invitación para ir a cenar.

Donna es una hermosa pelirroja de 24 años que ha tenido mala suerte en el amor. Un día de camino a una aburrida conferencia, conoce a Pablo, un hombre sexy de 30 años de edad con un físico envidiable. Ella lo encuentra irresistible y desde el momento en que se conocieron hay una pasión incontrolable. A medida que Donna conoce a Paul, descubre que es un hombre lleno de misterio y de secretos.