Classicly Books
Meno, second part
PlatoPlato's Meno is a Socratic dialogue in which the two main speakers, Socrates and Meno (also transliterated as Menon), discuss human virtue: whether or not it can be taught, and what it is. Additional ..
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Oscar WildeLord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891...
To the Gold Coast for Gold
Sir Richard Francis BurtonThe following extract from 'Wanderings in West Africa,' a book which I wrote in 1862 and published (anonymously) in 1863, will best explain the reasons which lately sent me to Western Africa:—In sever..
A House of Pomegranates
Oscar WildeA House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Wilde once said that this collec..
An Ideal Husband
Oscar WildeAn Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in Lon..
De Profundis
Oscar WildeDe Profundis is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to "Bosie". In its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventu..