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The War in South Africa, Its Cause and Conduct
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct is an essay written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published by George Newnes Ltd. on 16 january 1902...
The Soul of Man under Socialism
by Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man under Socialism is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity.[1] The writing of "The Soul of Man" followed Wilde's conversion to anarchist philosophy, following his reading of the works of Peter Kropotkin. In "The Soul of Man" Wilde argues that, under capitalism, "t..
Intentions
by Oscar WildeIntentions our print magazine is published and sent to members four times a year. It records the events and proceedings of the Society, as well as items of wider interest to Wildeans, such as plays, exhibitions and new books. Future society events and booking information are always published in Intentions, which is a full colour, illustrated public..
Essays and Lectures
by Oscar WildeWith the exception of the Poems in Prose this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting. The Rise of Historical Criticism is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least born of all the late Victorian writers..
Reviews
by Oscar WildeThe editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission. I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine. Wilde's literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof a..
Miscellanies
by Oscar WildeThe concluding volume of any collected edition is unavoidably fragmentary and desultory. And if this particular volume is no exception to a general tendency, it presents points of view in the author's literary career which may have escaped his greatest admirers and detractors. The wide range of his knowledge and interests is more apparent than in..
Impressions of America
by Oscar WildeOscar Wilde visited America in the year 1882. Interest in the aethetic School, of which he was already the acknowledged master, had sometime previously spread to the United States, and it is said that the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Patience, in which he and his disciples were held up to ridicule, determined him to pay a visit to ..
The Soul of Man
by Oscar WildeMiscellaneous aphorisms, followed by The Soul of Man.The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.Women are made to be loved, not to be understood.It is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read andwhat one shouldn't. Moren than half of modern culture depends on whatone shouldn't read.Women, as someone says, love wi..