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This collection contains 21 reviews of artistic events and artifacts which originally appeared between 1877 and 1889. Clearly on display is Wilde's comprehensive knowledge of contemporary painting, fashion, and literature, as well as his capacity to create paradoxical aphorisms, which is such a feature of more substantial works like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Oscar Wilde's only novel is half gothic horror, half morality tale, and is as timeless as his plays and poems. First published in 1889, this unabridged audiobook edition narrated by Jake Urry captures the wit, the charm, and the horror of Wilde's most controversial work. Perhaps the most well-known outing for Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles has all the ingredients of the coziest of mysteries. Jake Urry brings this head-scratching tale to life in this unabridged telling of a timeless classic.

Questo progetto è nato dall'idea di un gruppo di lavoro che ha dedicato le ore lavoro del loro "Annual Day of Caring", per organizzare la lettura di un libro in italiano. I due romanzi di Oscar Wilde sono scritti con lo spirito ironico che contraddistingue questo autore: Nel primo un classico fantasma caratterizzato dalla più tradizionale mentalità britannica sarà costretto a fronteggiare l'imperturbabile spirito realistico della famiglia americana che ha rilevato il castello in cui risiede. Nel secondo a un Lord inglese viene predetto che si macchierà di un omicidio.

A charming short story by Oscar Wilde. Hugh Erskine is a fine young man with a big heart, but without means. In order to marry his sweetheart, he must first placate his lover's father, the Colonel, and amass a great fortune. First published in 1887 and later included in the "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories" collection of 1891.

"De Profundis" è una lunga lettera che Oscar Wilde scrisse al suo compagno Alfred Douglas nel 1897. Wilde era stato processato ed incarcerato per omosessualità e scrisse il "De Profundis" dalla sua cella. È una lettera intensamente personale che indaga le fasi del dolore e intreccia il tema religioso con quello dell'arte. Fu pubblicata nel 1905, cinque anni dopo la morte di Wilde, con il titolo latino "De Profundis" che si traduce in "dal profondo". Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) è stato un drammaturgo, romanziere, saggista e poeta irlandese.

The story concerns a young man who, although he does not have much money himself, is moved to pity by the sight of an elderly beggar who is posing as a model for his artist friend. Although he can barely afford to do so, the young man gives the beggar the largest denomination coin that he has in his pocket. The young man's act of kindness has unexpected positive consequences for him.

Die Londoner Zeitung "The Daily Chronicle" hatte berichtet, ein Gefängnisaufseher sei entlassen worden, weil er einem hungrigen Kinde, das im Gefängnis eingesperrt war, ein paar Cakes zu essen gegeben habe. Darauf richtete O. W. folgenden Brief an den Herausgeber des Blattes.

Un joven con un porvenir promisorio, ha decidido casarse. Sin embargo, un obstáculo inesperado e incómodo retrasa su proyecto cuando un quiromante le confiesa que ve un asesinato en su futuro.

La storia del fantasma di Canterville e della dispettosa famiglia Otis, in lingua inglese! Una collana di Classici della letteratura in lingua originale, per giovani desiderosi di imparare una nuova lingua, in forma ridotta per renderli più facili. Pubblicati come audiolibri per permettere di apprendere in modo ancora più semplice la pronuncia delle parole.

England, Ende des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts: Lord Henry Wotton, ein geistreicher englischer Aristokrat und Dandy, ist fasziniert vom Aussehen des jungen Dorian Gray. Im Atelier seines Freundes, dem Maler Basil Hallward, versucht Henry, den noch knabenhaften Dorian zu manipulieren, um ihn letztendlich als Jünger für seine hedonistischen Ideale zu gewinnen. Durch den Einfluss des Lords wird sich der junge Mann der eigenen Schönheit als auch deren Vergänglichkeit bewusst. Dies lässt ihn im Angesicht seines Portraits einen Wunsch ausrufen, der sich sehr bald zu einem bösen Fluch entwickeln wird.

Un ministre venu des Etats-Unis fait l'acquisition d'un manoir anglais, hanté par un fantôme depuis plus de trois siècles. Le fantôme parviendra-t-il à perpétuer la tradition et à semer la terreur au sein de cette famille pragmatique et moderne ? "Lorsque M. Hiram B. Otis, le ministre d'Amérique, fit l'acquisition de Canterville-Chase, tout le monde lui dit qu'il faisait là une très grande sottise, car on ne doutait aucunement que l'endroit ne fût hanté."

Basil Hallward es un artista que queda fuertemente impresionado por la belleza estética de un joven llamado Dorian Gray y comienza a admirarlo. Basil pinta un retrato del joven. Charlando en el jardín de Hallward, Dorian conoce a un amigo de Basil y empieza a cautivarse por la visión del mundo de Lord Henry.

Oscar Wilde já era reconhecido como um dos melhores autores de seu tempo quando foi condenado à prisão, em 1895. A acusação de “indecência grave” remetia à muito discutida homossexualidade de Wilde, considerada crime na época. Enquanto estava encarcerado, o autor escreveu uma carta a Lord Alfred Douglas, com quem mantinha uma relação que foi o estopim para sua prisão.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel which shocks us still. The sensibilities of its original Victorian readership may have blanched at the exoticism and barely disguised eroticism which drip from Wilde’s prose, but for us today who barely look twice at such things, we find something much more horrific at the heart of the book.

Au cours d'une soirée, Lord Arthur Savile est présenté à un chiromancien, qui semble se troubler en tentant de lire dans la main de Lord Arthur. Est-ce un funeste présage ? Son prochain mariage est-il mis en péril ? Oscar Wilde dresse avec talent une satire de la noblesse victorienne.

It is all to easy to be familiar with Oscar Wilde the aesthete, the limpid sophisticate ever ready with a witty epigram designed to both shock and stimulate. However, here in this set of short stories Wilde, at least partly, lays aside his barbs and is careful to not let cynicism cloud the parable like innocence of these tales. There is an undeniable purity in these tales, which Wilde’s simple, lyrical style beautifully enhances. Narrated by Simon Hester with original music.

The Picture of Dorian Gray has had an enduring impact on society - one that shows no signs of diminishing any time soon. Since the inimitable Oscar Wilde first created this seductive thriller, countless fans have been chilled by his unflinching look at the darker side of human nature. A look made even more chilling, perhaps, by the recognition - if we are truly honest with ourselves - that inside each of us lurks a little bit of Dorian Gray.

Award-winning audiobook narrator and storyteller Mike Vendetti reads Poems in Prose, the collective title of six prose poems by Oscar Wilde derived from Wilde's many oral tales. These prose poems are the only six that were published by Wilde in his lifetime, and they include (in order of appearance): "The Artist", "The Doer of Good", "The Disciple", "The Master", "The House of Judgment", and "The Teacher of Wisdom".

A House of Pomegranates (1891) is a collection of four fairy tales by Oscar Wilde: "The Young King," "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Fisherman and His Soul," and "The Star Child." These magical, beautiful, tragic, and cynical tales will charm listeners of any age. Narrated by Noel Badrian, and performed by a full cast.

If we respond to suffering with love and acceptance instead of hate and bitterness, we will turn it to our benefit. Wilde teaches us the alchemy by which anguish can be transmuted into empathy and art. Today, with depression and despair afflicting so many - particularly creative and sensitive people - Wilde's reflections are more vital than ever.