Märchen by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Aphorisms by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 3/20/2021

Authors: LibriVox

Description: In 1894, Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) published two collections of aphorisms: A Few Maxims For The Instruction Of The Over-Educated, in the Saturday Review newspaper, and Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young, in the Oxford student magazine The Chameleon. By turns witty, intellectual, counter-intuitive and obtruse, the collections came to be seen by many as emblematic of Wilde's style, and countless collections of Wildean aphorisms have since been published. (Summary by Carl Manchester)

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Serenade by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 3/20/2021

Authors: LibriVox

Description: LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of Serenade by Oscar Wilde. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 20th, 2008.

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Reviews by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 9/1/2020

Authors: LibriVox

Description: Wilde’s literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof against any exhumation of articles which he or his admirers would have preferred to forget. As a matter of fact, I believe this volume will prove of unusual interest; some of the reviews are curiously prophetic; some are, of course, biassed by prejudice hostile or friendly; others are conceived in the author’s wittiest and happiest vein; only a few are colourless. And if, according to Lord Beaconsfield, the verdict of a continental nation may be regarded as that of posterity, Wilde is a much greater force in our literature than even friendly contemporaries ever supposed he would become.It should be remembered, however, that at the time when most of these reviews were written Wilde had published scarcely any of the works by which his name has become famous in Europe, though the protagonist of the æsthetic movement was a well-known figure in Paris and London. (Summary from Introduction by Robert Ross

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Salome by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 9/10/2020

Authors: LibriVox

Description: The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Iokanaan (John the Baptist) on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils. (Summary by wikipedia)Cast:Herod Antipas: Mark PenfoldIokanaan: Bruce PirieThe Young Syrian: Kim StichTigellinus: Matthew ReeceA Cappadocian: Tim FerreiraA Nubian: D MoNeYFirst Soldier: Skythrock

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Release Date: 4/11/2021

Description: Written in 1894, this was Wilde's last play. It went on stage on Valentine's Day 1895 and received the most whole hearted and fulsome applause that had ever greeted a contemporary play. Reviewers complained that there was hardly a moment where the audience could stop laughing!By: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

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Märchen by Oscar Wilde

Release Date: 3/22/2021

Authors: Loyal Books

Description: Oscar Wildes Kunstmärchen bieten dem Leser (und Hörer) Zugang zu zauberhaften, filigran gestalteten Welten. Liebe, Leidenschaft, Aufopferung und Läuterung sind einige der vom Erzähler prachtvoll in Szene gesetzten Motive. Wildes Erzählungen spannen eine Bogen von augenzwinkernd-satirischer Gesellschaftkritik über philosophische Einsichten zu einem alles unterliegenden tiefgehenden Appell an die Menschlichkeit. (Zusammenfassung von GardenerOfStars)

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Poems of Oscar Wilde, The by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 3/20/2021

Authors: LibriVox

Description: Complied by Thomas B. Mosher and released in 1906, this collection contains nearly every poem published by Oscar Wilde during his lifetime. From his Oxford undergrad days, through his rise to fame and scandal, all the way to his death, we witness an iconic author's evolution. This work is derived from Wilde's first published piece, the 1878 Newdigate Prize-winning Ravenna, his 1881 poetry collection, and verses found in literary magazines and other publications. - Summary by Mary Kay

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De Profundis by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 8/25/2020

Authors: LibriVox

Description: This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts out his life, and his love toward Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde wrote this as a farewell letter to Douglas. (summary by Aaron Elliott)NOTE: "Transcribed from the 1913 Methuen & Co. edition. Note that later editions of De Profundis contained more material. The most complete editions are still in copyright in the U.S.A."

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Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 5 (1898-1900) by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 3/22/2021

Authors: LibriVox

Description: This fifth and final collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde includes many letters to his friend, Robert Ross, and a long letter about prison reform to the editor of the Daily Chronicle. For most of the last three years of his life Wilde lived in Paris, but his letters also describe visits to Switzerland and Italy. The collection ends with one of Wilde's last surviving letters, which he wrote from his deathbed to beg a friend for money to pay his medical bills. The letters, some of which have been excerpted or redacted, are sourced from auction catalogues, biographies, collections of letters to Ross, and other texts in the public domain. For a complete collection of Wilde's letters, please see "The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde," (2000) edited by Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis. (Rob Marland)

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Samriddhi Dugar's Podcast

Release Date: 6/25/2021

Authors: Samriddhi Dugar

Description: The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

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Ideal Husband, An by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Release Date: 4/8/2021

Authors: LibriVox

Description: An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place within a single day. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." (Summary from Wikipedia)Characters:Narrator – Read by Alex FosterThe Earl Of Caversham, K.G. – Read by LintonViscount Goring, his son – Read by John GonzalezSir Robert Chiltern, Bart., Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs – Read by David BarnesVicomte De Nanjac, Attache at the French Embassy in London – Read by Juho FröjdMr. Montford – Read by Matthew Walton Mason, Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern – Read by Hugh McGuire Phipps, Lord Goring’s servant – Read by Juho Fröjd James, footman – Read by Read by Chris GoringeHarold, footman – Read by Zachary Brewster-GeiszLady Chiltern – Read by Kristin HughesLady M

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