One Hundred Best Books

A novelist's hundred best books, chosen “frankly subjective” in 1916 — with an essay on reading that picks a fight with every other such list.

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2 books in this part of One Hundred Best Books.

Oscar Wilde

Intentions. The Importance of Being Earnest. De Profundis. "Intentions" is perhaps the most original of all Wilde's remarkable works. His…

Oliver Onions

The Story of Louie. "The Story of Louie" is the last and finest volume of an astonishing trilogy - the first two volumes of which are named…

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