The Nightingale and the Rose
Oscar Wilde
A nightingale gives her life to make a single red rose for a student in love. One of Wilde's cruellest and most beautiful short tales.
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The long letter Wilde wrote from his prison cell, part accusation and part reckoning with his own life. The most personal thing he ever wrote.
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