Generosity is the essence of friendship.

Oscar Wilde

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Topic

Generosity Nature of friendship Friendship

Speaker

Miller

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Devoted Friend The Happy Prince and Other Stories

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Devoted Friend." The Happy Prince and Other Tales. London: Duckworth and Co., 1888.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Devoted Friend." Oscar Wilde: Complete Short Fiction, edited by Ian Small. Penguin Classics, 2003.

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Time
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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen [Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1885, pt. 4.

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Genre
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Time
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