Salome [A Tragedy in One Act] (The Folio Society)

62 pp. Beautiful turquoise brocade binding with peacock motif, specially commissioned from British Celanese. Translated by Vyvyan Holland, with engraved illustrations by Frank Martin. Originally published in 1891 in French, and first translated into English in 1894. Oscar Wilde tells the tragic Biblical story of Salome in one act. An abridged version of the text was used for Richard Strauss's early 20th century opera. Despite initial ridicule by critics, it eventually became accepted as a crowning work of the Aesthetic movement.