Oscar Wilde
- Books on site
- 3
- Total words
- 115,434
- Reading time
- 6.4 h
- Years covered
- 1888–1895
- Longest
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was a poet, a lecturer, a playwright and, for a few years in the early 1890s, the most quoted man in London. The works collected here are the ones that survived the scandal that ended his career: The Happy Prince (1888), the fairy tales he wrote for his sons; The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890, revised 1891), his only novel; and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), the comedy that is still performed more often than any other English play of its period.
All are free in EPUB, AZW3 and KEPUB. One is a book of fairy tales; one a short novel about a portrait that ages while its subject does not; the third a three-act farce about two men who both pretend to be called Ernest.
Every Oscar Wilde title on editions.ink
In publication order, with word counts and reading time. The list is generated from the book pages themselves, so a new release appears here automatically.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales1888 · 16,085 words
The Picture of Dorian Gray1890 · 78,000 words
The Importance of Being Earnest1895 · 21,349 words| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | The Happy Prince and Other Tales | 16,085 | ~1 h |
| 1890 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | 78,000 | ~5 h |
| 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | 21,349 | ~1 h |
Still only at Project Gutenberg
Further Oscar Wilde titles are in the public domain but not yet built here. They are listed so you can see the shape of the whole bibliography; the links go to Project Gutenberg, where the plain text is available today.
- De Profundis (Gutenberg #921)
- The Canterville Ghost (Gutenberg #14522)
- Lady Windermere’s Fan (Gutenberg #790)
- Poems, with The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Gutenberg #1057)
- An ideal husband (Gutenberg #885)
- Intentions (Gutenberg #887)
- Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act (Gutenberg #42704)
Read next
Authors whose books sit closest on the shelf:
Thomas HardyVictor HugoRobert Louis StevensonArthur Conan Doyle
Questions readers ask
How many Oscar Wilde books are free on editions.ink?
There are 3 editions on the site, together about 115,434 words, or roughly 8 hours of reading. Each page has the full text as EPUB, AZW3 and KEPUB.
What is the best Oscar Wilde book to start with?
The Importance of Being Earnest (1895): it is the shortest complete work here, at about 1.4 hours.
Are these editions complete or abridged?
Complete. The text comes from the public-domain transcription and is checked against the printed edition named on each book page; nothing is cut, modernised or annotated away.
Which format should I download?
EPUB is the safest default for phones, tablets, Kobo and most reading apps. AZW3 suits older Kindles, and KEPUB is the Kobo-native format with better page-turn and footnote handling on a Kobo device.
Do I need an account or an app?
No. The download links are direct files served from the site; no account, newsletter or paywall is involved.
How long does The Picture of Dorian Gray take?
About 5.2 hours at 300 words per minute for 78,000 words — the longest title on this page. The whole list runs to roughly 8 hours.
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