It looks like you're offline.
Donate
English (en) Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by mheiman
November 15, 2022 | History
Edit

Percival Wilde

Percival Wilde (New York City, 1 March 1887 –19 September 1953) was an American author and playwright who wrote novels and numerous short stories and one-act plays. He also authored a textbook on the theater arts. Native to New York City, Wilde graduated from Columbia University in 1906, and worked for a time as a banker. He began writing plays in 1912, and joined The Lambs Club in 1947. Wilde's plays were especially popular in the Little Theatre Movement.

We need a photo of Percival Wilde

American writer

Born 1 March 1887
Died 19 September 1953

53 works Add another?

Showing all works by author. Would you like to see only ebooks?

  • Cover of: Eight Comedies for Little Theatres

    Cover of edition eightcomediesfor0000wild First published in 1922 — 6 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: His return: a comedy. Opus 53.

    First published in 1922 — 5 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The craftsmanship of the one-act play

    First published in 1923 — 4 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The enchanted Christmas tree: a Yuletide play.

    First published in 1925 — 3 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The unseen host, and other war plays: The unseen host, Mothers of men, Pawns, In the ravine, Valkyrie!

    Cover of edition unseenhostotherw00wild Cover of edition unseenhostotherw01wild First published in 1917 — 3 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The dyspeptic ogre: a modernized fairy play.

    First published in 1922 — 3 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Confessional: and other American plays

    First published in 1916 — 3 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Dawn: with The noble lord, The t5ator, A house of cards, Playing with fire, The finger of God; one set plays of life to-day

    First published in 1914 — 3 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The one-act plays of Percival Wilde.

    First published in 1933 — 3 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: According to Darwin

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The Beautiful Story

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: A Question of Morality

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Refund: a play in one act for seven males

    First published in 1936 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The Villain in the Piece

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Confessional And Other American Plays

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Dawn and other one-act plays of life to-day

    First published in 1924 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Dawn, with The noble lord, The traitor, A house of cards, Playing with fire, The finger of God: one-act plays of life to-day

    First published in 1915 — 2 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Inquest.

    First published in 1939 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The reckoning: a play in one act

    Cover of edition reckoningplayino00wild First published in 1922 — 2 editions
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: sportsmen: a war-time Lancashire one-act comedy

    First published in 1950 — 2 editions
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
We need a photo of Percival Wilde

American writer

Born 1 March 1887
Died 19 September 1953

Subjects

Drama, Christmas plays, One-act plays, Technique, World War, 1914-1918, CHR 1923, Collections, Description and travel, Descriptions, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, German Philosophy, History, Modern Philosophy, PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy), Travel, Vues, crime drama, morality, mystery

People

Arthur Behrens

Lists

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

No links yet. Add one?

Alternative names

  • Wilde, Percival
  • Percival] 1887-1953 [Wilde

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
November 15, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
June 19, 2022 Edited by M C W Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import