Short stories by Oscar Wilde

Short stories by Oscar Wilde brings together different short stories that he was writing. My favorite is The Model Millionaire. Here is a short summary:

THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE

Hughie Erskine was an enchanting, useless young man with a perfect profile and no profession and he was in love. The girl he loved was Laura Merton and was the daugther of a retired Colonel who would not hear of any plans for marriage unless Hughie had 10,000 . One day he entered his friend's (trevor) studio , he was an artist. He was painting a beggar which looked so piteous. Models ean a shilling an hour . Trevor had to go a few minutes to talk to the framemaker.

The beggar rested for a moment and Hughie could not help pitying him and gave him a sovereign. Then he left.

At night he saw trevor at the club. The beggar had been really interessed in Hughie, and Trevor told him all about Hughie.

Trevor discovered Hughie that the old man was the richest man in Europe and actually he had paid Trevor to be painted as a beggar, the fantasy of a millionaire. Hughie went blushed , he had been ridiculous but the next morning he received a visit on behalf of Baron Hausberg ( the beggar ) and brought a letter where there was a cheque for 10,000 that said : A wedding present to Hugh Erskine and Laura Merton, from an old beggar.

They got married, both Trevor and The Baron where invited and made a speech. Milionaire Models!

My personal opinion is all the stories have a deep moral and that of The Canterville Ghost I liked why it is not typical storie of ghosts. It is a small entertaining novel and it is a little difficult to read.

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MADAME DOUBTFIRE

• Would you recommend the book too another reader?

         Explain why or why not.


I recommend this book because I've learned that if things go wrong, you can always improve. You have to be positive and you never have to give up. As Daniel, facing the problem of only being able to visit his three children one or two days a week, he disguises himself and makes up for Madame Doubtfire, with the help of his brother Frank. Finally, his children and Miranda discover him but Miranda thinks about everything Daniel has done to be able to spend more time with his children and the judge gives them joint custody.

This book transmits emotions of perseverance and that you never have to give up. I liked it a lot since it also had humorous parts.

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