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A great collection of short stories based on the theme of love. Stories by famous writers including Katherine Mansfield and Oscar Wilde.

This eerie collection includes: "The Doll's Ghost", "Thrawn Janet", "The Watcher", "The Old Nurse's Story", and "The Canterville Ghost".

In this brilliant satire, Oscar Wilde targets the English aristocracy. Lord Arthur's life is thrown into turmoil with the dire prophecy that he will commit murder. His forthcoming marriage postponed, he sets about finding his victim.....This classic story is read for you by Garard Green, who has worked extensively for the BBC and voiced more than 900 films and documentaries.

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of Wilde's gothic masterpiece. When Dorian Gray gazes upon his portrait, he is struck by his own youth and beauty and makes a wish that they will last forever. Gradually, his simple good nature is corrupted with the help of his hedonistic friend Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian sinks into a life of debauchery and depravity yet keeps his innocent good looks. Only his portrait reveals the true corruption of his soul Starring Jamie Glover as Dorian Gray and Ian McDiarmid as Lord Henry Wotton.

Oscar Wilde’s only published novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray presents an intriguing idea: the main character, Dorian Gray, allows a painting to be subjected to the consequences of his actions and general aging, allowing him, in turn, to live a carefree and youthful life.

In "The Model Millionaire", the destiny of a young, ambitious, brilliant pauper changes with an act of his misplaced generosity. "The Happy Prince" is one of Oscar Wilde’s renowned fairy tales. From his vantage point, high above the city, the statue of The Happy Prince gives of himself in a way most astonishing. In "The Sphinx Without a Secret", we learn of an enigmatic woman who holds a secret so close, no suitor can win her.

Mal'chik neobyknovennoj krasoty, kotorogo nashel v lesu v zolotoj mantii i prines domoj bednyj drovosek, vyros zlym, nadmennym i zhestokim. Odnazhdy on vygnal iz doma nishhenku, kotoraja priznalas', chto ona ego mat'. I on prevratilsja v merzkogo uroda s kotorym otkazyvalis' igrat' ego rovesniki. Chtoby iskupit' svoju vinu on nachal iskat' svoju mat' v nadezhde vymolit' u nee proshhenie…

Many consider "The Canterville Ghost" the most famous ghost story of all time. It is a parody featuring a dramatic spirit named Sir Simon and an American ambassador named Mr. Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted castle. Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the castle, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted the castle ever since he killed his wife, Eleonore, centuries ago.

Oscar Wilde's finest short stories, read by Sir Laurence Olivier and Basil Rathbone, including 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime', 'The Devoted Friend', and 'The Selfish Giant'.

A fabulous collection of stories about the fabulously rich, the grindingly poor, sudden wealth, odd inheritances, greed and generosity.

Condemned as immoral when it was first published in 1890, Oscar Wilde's tale of the beautiful young man who "sold himself to the devil for a pretty face" follows the fortunes of Dorian Gray when his prayer for eternal youth as he contemplates his newly finished portrait is answered.

When the giant's away, the children will play. That's what happens in Oscar Wilde's classic tale The Selfish Giant. Kids of all ages will love listening to this lively performance and will unwittingly learn an important lesson about selfishness and overcoming adversity.

When we think of Oscar Wilde we think of his wonderful wit and of course his plays and short stories. We rarely think of his poetry. We should. His work brings new insights into both his view of the world and how we can view him.

Poetry can capture the imagination in a few short lines but narrative verse or poetry takes the form of telling a story whether it be simple or complex in a longer form. Among the most ancient forms of poetry it has widespread roots through almost every culture. In Volume 1 we bring you 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' - Oscar Wilde; 'The Highwayman' - Alfred Noyes; and 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' - Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

I bambini giocano felici nel giardino del Gigante, ma lui non li vuole intorno a sé e li caccia via.

Pochi classici sanno essere attuali e coinvolgenti quanto "Il ritratto di Dorian Gray". Il celebre romanzo, opera di Oscar Wilde, narra le vicissitudini di Dorian, dandy e frequentatore dei migliori salotti di Londra, e dell'irrefrenabile culto della bellezza che lo porterà a stringere un patto diabolico... Ritratto della nostra epoca devota al culto dell'immagine, Dorian Gray riesce ad affascinare a distanza di secoli, influenzando generazioni di lettori, il teatro e la cinematografia. "Non esistono libri morali o immorali. I libri sono scritti bene o scritti male. Questo è tutto."

Un grande classico di Oscar Wilde racconta come l'amore compie i suoi miracoli, sciogliendo il cuore ghiacciato di un gigante egoista.

La storia, descritta con uno stile velatamente ironico ma delicato, è anche improntata a un certo raffinato decadentismo, tipico di Wilde. Il breve racconto (non più di quattro o cinque pagine) narra la storia di un giovane bello e di modeste risorse che, grazie ad un incredibile, quanto inaspettato colpo di fortuna, riesce ad arricchirsi ed a coronare il suo sogno d'amore. Il gioco della narrazione sta proprio nel finale totalmente a sorpresa che ribalta improvvisamente le prospettive che avevano fino ad un instante prima ingannato il lettore.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) fu un drammaturgo, romanziere, saggista e poeta irlandese, autore de "Il ritratto di Dorian Gray" e "L'importanza di chiamarsi Ernesto", per nominare solo un paio delle sue opere più conosciute. Si pensava che fosse omosessuale e fu molto osteggiato in vita. Morì a Parigi all'età di 46 anni. Si dice che Oscar Wilde abbia affermato che queste favole non erano "destinate né al bambino britannico né al pubblico britannico".

Admirado por la belleza de Dorian Gray, el artista Basil Hallward pinta un retrato al óleo del bello y presuntuoso joven y enlazan una amistad. Situada en la alta sociedad en la época victoriana en Londres, Dorian también conoce a Lord Henry Wotton, amigo de Basil, quien lo introduce en conversaciones filosóficas sobre la belleza y el hedonismo, y lo convence de que sus más valiosas posesiones son su belleza y su juventud.