The following is a selection of books loving compiled by our club members.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

The story centre's around a portrait of Dorian Gray. Dorian newly understanding that his beauty will fade, he expresses the desire to sell his soul to guarantee he will not age and fade. The wish is granted, and Dorian pursues a life of varied adventures and experiences while staying young and beautiful; all the while, his portrait ages and visually records every one of Dorian's sins.

Print length
pages
Published date
252th November 2008
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales

The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of stories for children first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket".

Print length
84 pages
Published date
14th August 2021
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A House of Pomegranates (Annotated)

A House of Pomegranates is a book of short stories, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public. The stories in this book are “The Young King” , “The Birthday of the Infanta” , “The Fisherman and his Soul” and “The Star-Child”

Print length
78 pages
Published date
14th November 2021
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