A Note on the Texts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Photoportrait of Wilde, by Napoleon Sarony, 1882. viii
4. Introduction 1
5. A Note on the Texts 33
6. REVIEWS
7. Invitation 40
8. Mr. Whistler’s Ten O’Clock (1885) 41
9. Dinners and Dishes (1885) 51
10. A Handbook to Marriage (1885) 56
11. Great Writers by Little Men (1887) 59
12. Aristotle At Afternoon Tea (1887) 67
13. From “A Chinese Sage” (1890) 73
14. From “Mr. Pater’s Last Volume” (1890) 85
15. ESSAYS AND DIALOGUES
16. From “The Philosophy of Dress” (1885) 93
17. The American Invasion (1887) 103
18. The American Man (1887) 113
19. From “London Models” (1889) 122
20. From “The Soul of Man Under Socialism” (1891) 135
21. From Intentions (1891) 183
22. LETTERS TO THE PRESS
23. From “Woman’s Dress” (1884) 323
24. To Read, or Not to Read (1886) 330
25. From “Fashions in Dress” (1891) 337
26. Puppets and Actors (1892) 343
27. EPIGRAMS AND PARADOXES
28. Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) 353
29. A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated (1894) 358
30. Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894) 362
31. Further Reading 371
32. Illustration Credits 377
33. Acknowledgments 379
34. Index 381