‚It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself‘ Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English – and his own genius. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries – including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.