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A House of Pomegranates (1891) by OscarWilde
A House of Pomegranates (1891)
OscarWilde
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"A House of Pomegranates" is a collection of fairy tales. "The Young King" tells the story of the illegitimate shepherd son of the recently dead king's daughter of an unnamed country. Being his only heir, he is brought to the palace to await his accession. "The Birthday of the Infanta" is about a hunchbacked dwarf, found in the woods by courtiers of the King of Spain. The hunchback's father sells him to the palace for the amusement of the king's daughter, the Infanta, on her twelfth birthday. In "The Fisherman and his Soul," a young Fisherman finds a Mermaid and wants nothing more than to marry her, but he cannot, for one cannot live underwater if one has a soul. "The Star-Child" is the story of an infant boy found abandoned in the woods by a poor woodcutter, who pities him and takes him in. He grows up to be exceedingly beautiful, but vain, cruel, and arrogant, believing himself to be the divine child of the stars. Cover done by @zonaamind
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by OscarWilde
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
OscarWilde
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"The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ in order to escape burdensome social obligations.
Kid Super (under construction) by Winnifred-writer
Kid Super (under construction)
Winnifred-writer
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When the feared Supervillain Valcon learns that the new Superhero that he has been planning to kill is sixteen, all his plans for destroying the Superhero go out the window. Now instead of fatal battles, there's lectures about safety and why he should be in school and not fighting crime. Instead of evil sidekicks kidnapping the hero, she is in charge of making sure he gets home safe. And instead of the villain pacing around his lair thinking of disastrous plans for world domination... this villain is screaming into his pillow while he sidekick rolls her eyes. ------ Petunia Poison smirked and placed a hand on her hip. "Whatcha staring at there, boy?" Andy turned bright red. His eyes widened. "Noth-Nothing! I wasn't staring at anything!" He sliced his hands through the air like he was trying to ward off their cutting stares. "I was - I was just wondering how your...your leotard protects you. Not that you need protecting off course! I'm not saying that just because you're a woman you need protecting! I am all for the female side kick thing! Very...provocative - PROACTIVE! I meant proactive!" He broke off into a high pitched nervous laugh. Valcon and Petunia exchanged slow glances. "How old are you?" Valcon suddenly asked.