A selection of the finest pieces of English composition ever crafted... if you don't come and read, expect the hit men within 15 minutes.
Published on July 18, 2004 By Teegstar In Books
There is nothing new under the sun.

I have spent the past hour or two reveling in the literary genius of Oscar Wilde. I am reading a book of Wilde's short stories given to me for my birthday by my dear friend Romony. The preface of the book tells me the stories were written between 1887 and 1891, yet they are so skilfully written, and more importantly, are full of such a fresh humour that seems so... modern.

I think our society (or my perception of it anyway) flatters itself on thinking that we have been responsible for all the good stuff. That the old fashioned is good for historical purposes and not much else. Whereas these stories are just one example of how who people are and what is entertaining doesn't change. Or in this case, at least, hasn't changed in the past hundred or so years.

You can have your secret as long as I have your heart,

Tegan

Comments
on Jul 20, 2004
Oh no! Teegs has gone to the dark side and is reading the works of a flaming homosexual! God shall strike you down young lady. Spawn of Satan! Reprobate!
I'm sure you wrote that entry just to bait me:)

Note: the views presented in this entry may not reflect those of the author (and also may contain traces of peanuts.)
on Jul 20, 2004
Those damn peanuts are in everything these days. Damn Americans.
on Jul 20, 2004
language, please mr wayne *stern look*

my dear... misanthropic.... of course everything in my blog revolves entirely around you and there is no inkling of my own enjoyment of any sort of literary craftsmanship in this article. although i must admit although i guessed he was a homosexual, i had had no idea he was also flaming.
on Jul 20, 2004
now THAT was weird. sorry folks, such is the bizarreness associated with shared computers!

TEEGS
on Jul 21, 2004
Indeed the entire world revolves around me, the sooner you realise this, the sooner life will begin to make sense.

P.S. I find it annoying that the tougue-in-cheek emoticon doesn't actually have its tongue in cheek. I just looks like it should be the "nerny nerny ner ner" icon or something. They really need a better icon to indicate irony. I just had to get that off my chest.
on Jul 22, 2004
Misanthropic, you are forgetting that emoticons were created by Americans. Good luck to you explaining to them that they need an emoticon to express irony. Now, before you get upset Teegs, this post needs one of the aforementioned emoticons. And I can't believe you missed the bits in Wilde's writing in which he identifies himself as flaming. He is the flamingest flamingo in all history.
on Jul 23, 2004
Romony, say it with me, his name rolls of your tongue like a lifesaver on the edge...