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Freedman, Jonathan, ed. Oscar Wilde: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1996.

Gagnier, Regenia, ed. Critical Essays on Oscar Wilde. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991.

Nicholls, Mark, ed. The Importance of Being Oscar: The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde Set Against His Life and Times. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980.

Tydeman, William, ed. Wilde Comedies: Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest: A Casebook. London: Macmillan, 1982.

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings. U.S.: Bantam Books, 1982.

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