Mr. Oscar Wilde is about to follow the example of all who make a hit the field of fiction. He is going to republish some short stories contributed to the magazines in the days when he was a more notorious but less famous man than he now is. The temptation profitably to get rid of one's early work is, of course, very great, and it is seldom resisted, In the present case the author has done his best to Improve his youthful efforts by rewriting, recasting and revising where necessary. Four stories have been deemed worthy of republication: 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime', 'The Canterville Ghost', 'The Sphinx Without a Secret' and 'A Model Millionaire'. The first-named story will give the volume its title. It will be published simultaneously in England and America.