Books by Oscar Wilde

B.J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde’s first short stories, "The Canterville Ghost". The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alone in the castle and that the ghost of an old tenant, Sir Simon de Canterville, is with them. Yet the family is not so easily scared, even if the ghost can take many shapes and forms.The short story from the late 19th century mixes humor with the macabre. It has seen countless stage and screen adaptations, including the 1974 film adaptation "The Canterville Ghost", featuring James Whitmore.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright, who became one of the most famous – as well as scandalous – playwrights in London in the late 19th century. Wilde is remembered for his witty plays, such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his Gothic novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", set in the Victorian era. His works have lived on in stage and film adaptations. Recent adaptations of his stories include the film "Dorian Gray"(2009), with Ben Barnes as the famous main character.

"The Devoted Friend" from the 19th century is an unconventional classic for children and adults alike. The Water-rat tells the story of Big Hugh and his friend Hans, whose friendship is not what it seems, and certainly not easy. This story within the story tells of friendship, its importance and how it can go wrong. This ageless fairy tale is a dark and funny short story created by Oscar Wilde is now read by B.J. Harrison. It was also adapted into an animated TV movie in 2003 called "Wilde Stories: The Devoted Friend."B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright, who became one of the most famous – as well as scandalous – playwrights in London in the late 19th century. Wilde is remembered for his witty plays, such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his Gothic novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", set in the Victorian era. His works have lived on in stage and film adaptations. Recent adaptations of his stories include the film "Dorian Gray"(2009), with Ben Barnes as the famous main character.

"Yet each man kills the thing he loves / By each let this be heard / Some do it with a bitter look / Some with a flattering word/ The coward does it with a kiss, /The brave man with a sword!"Oscar Wilde’s poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" depicts an execution and the harsh circumstances of life in prison. Based on Wilde’s own experience in prison, the poem contains details that do not judge but simply describe, in poetic terms, that which both horrifies and moves. The famous ballad from the late 19th century has lived on in popular culture and been quoted in famous works, such as the cult novel "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess from 1962. Hear the epic lines now read by B.J. Harrison.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright, who became one of the most famous – as well as scandalous – playwrights in London in the late 19th century. Wilde is remembered for his witty plays, such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his Gothic novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", set in the Victorian era. His works have lived on in stage and film adaptations. Recent adaptations of his stories include the film "Dorian Gray"(2009), with Ben Barnes as the famous main character.

In "The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", our main characters Algernon and Jack are tired of social obligations and have decided to lead a double life instead. However, nothing is simple when it comes to keeping secrets and several fates get entangled with the men’s questionable endeavours. This late-19th-century play by Oscar Wilde is considered a satire of its time, offering a critique of Victorian institutions, such as marriage. The play has seen numerous radio, film, opera and musical adaptations. These include the 1992 film "The Importance of Being Earnest", starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth. Hear the classic as read by B.J. Harrison.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright, who became one of the most famous – as well as scandalous – playwrights in London in the late 19th century. Wilde is remembered for his witty plays, such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his Gothic novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", set in the Victorian era. His works have lived on in stage and film adaptations. Recent adaptations of his stories include the film "Dorian Gray"(2009), with Ben Barnes as the famous main character.

B.J. Harrison reads the classic that has puzzled and delighted readers for over two centuries. Dorian Gray is a beautiful man, who has been immortalized in a painting. As he comes to the realization that his beauty will eventually fade, he makes a wish to never lose his beauty and retain eternal youth. Meanwhile, his age and sins continue to live on in his portrait.The late-19th-century classic by Oscar Wilde, a charming yet horrifying Gothic novel, has been adapted countless times to the screen. Recent adaptations include the 2009 film "Dorian Gray", with Ben Barnes as the main character.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright, who became one of the most famous – as well as scandalous – playwrights in London in the late 19th century. Wilde is remembered for his witty plays, such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his Gothic novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", set in the Victorian era. His works have lived on in stage and film adaptations. Recent adaptations of his stories include the film "Dorian Gray"(2009), with Ben Barnes as the famous main character.

B.J. Harrison reads "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" which consists of various children’s stories by Oscar Wilde. Originally published in 1888, the work includes five memorable stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket". It features unforgettable characters, such as the happy prince who has never experienced sorrow and a nightingale who accepts a rose for the ultimate sacrifice. These tales have inspired countless different adaptations, including the 1974 animated film "The Happy Prince", featuring Christopher Plummer as the voice of the prince himself.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish author, poet and playwright, who became one of the most famous – as well as scandalous – playwrights in London in the late 19th century. Wilde is remembered for his witty plays, such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his Gothic novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", set in the Victorian era. His works have lived on in stage and film adaptations. Recent adaptations of his stories include the film "Dorian Gray"(2009), with Ben Barnes as the famous main character.

The first thing the American family see when they step into their new British mansion is the bloodstain in the sitting room. As it turns out, they have moved into an already occupied house, and their new roommate is a proud ghost determined to terrify them to death. But things do not go as planned for the poor ghost. The more he tries to scare the Otis family, the more they make fun of and ignore him. Clever from start to finish, Oscar Wilde‘s `The Canterville Ghost‘ (1887) is charming and engaging. It has been adapted to the screen many times, and 1996 saw Patrick Stewart as the ghost Sir Simon de Canterville.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for `The Picture of Dorian Gray‘ and `The Importance of Being Earnest‘ to name a couple. He was believed to be a homosexual and met a lot of resistance in his life on that account. He died in Paris at the age of 46.

"But it is a very unimaginative nature that only cares for people on their pedestals. A pedestal may be a very unreal thing. A pillory is a terrific reality." Thus wrote Oscar Wilde in a farewell letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) in 1897 while serving a two-year sentence for "gross indecency with other male persons". In it, he sorts out his life and his love for Bosie, who, he feels, abandoned him to his fate. It is an intensely personal letter that follows the stages of grief and interlaces the religious with art. It was published in 1905, five years after Wilde‘s death, and given the Latin title, `De Profundis‘ which translates to "from the depths". In 2016 Patti Smith went to Reading Prison, where Wilde was incarcerated, and read the letter out loud as part of an exhibition.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for `The Picture of Dorian Gray‘ and `The Importance of Being Earnest‘ to name a couple. He was believed to be a homosexual and met a lot of resistance in his life on that account. He died in Paris at the age of 46.

"I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments." Similar to Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tales (but with trademark witticisms), ‘The Happy Prince and Other Tales’ (1888) by Oscar Wilde are children’s stories that are a great ride for people of all ages. The collection includes five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". They have inspired a long list of adaptations such as a Bee Gees song, an Orson Welles radio show, and a Christopher Plummer movie. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ to name a couple. He was believed to be a homosexual and met a lot of resistance in his life on that account. He died in Paris at the age of 46.

Oscar Wilde supposedly said that these fables were "intended neither for the British child nor the British public". A follow-up to his first popular fairy-tale collection (`The Happy Prince and Other Tales‘), `A House of Pomegranates‘ (1891) is indeed decidedly darker and more adult. The collection includes "The Young King", "The Birthday of the Infanta, "The Fisherman of his Soul", and "The Star Child". While similar, in some ways, to the fairy-tales of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm these have a certain interesting Wilde flair to them that is hard to pinpoint. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for `The Picture of Dorian Gray‘ and `The Importance of Being Earnest‘ to name a couple. He was believed to be a homosexual and met a lot of resistance in his life on that account. He died in Paris at the age of 46.

Con un lenguaje desenfadado y mordaz, Wilde propone que la labor del crítico es más meritoria que la del artista y aprovecha para escandalizar a la sociedad de su época con provocaciones y epigramas. Establece que la diferencia entre periodismo y literatura radica en que «el periodismo es ilegible y la literatura no se lee»; afirma que el público inglés «se siente mucho más a gusto cuando le habla un mediocre», y defiende los libros de memorias porque están escritos por personas que «han perdido por completo la memoria o nunca han hecho nada digno de ser recordado».Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) fue un escritor, ensayista, poeta y dramaturgo irlandés. Su única novela, «El retrato de Dorian Gray», es considerada una de las mejores obras de terror gótico de la historia. Después de la represión que sufrió en Inglaterra por su orientación sexual se exilió en Francia.

«El retrato del Sr. W. H.» es una historia escrita por Oscar Wilde, publicada por primera vez en la revista «Blackwood's Magazine» en 1889. Fue posteriormente añadida a la colección «El crimen de lord Arthur Savile y otras historias».En esta novela corta Oscar Wilde intenta descubrir la identidad de la persona a la que van dedicados los sonetos de Shakespeare, un secreto que los expertos intentan averiguar sin éxito desde hace quinientos años. Hay múltiples teorías al respecto y Wilde se decanta por la teoría de que el autor de estos es Willie Hughes.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) fue un escritor, ensayista, poeta y dramaturgo irlandés. Su única novela, «El retrato de Dorian Gray», es considerada una de las mejores obras de terror gótico de la historia. Después de la represión que sufrió en Inglaterra por su orientación sexual se exilió en Francia.

"La sfinge senza segreti" è un racconto apparso per la prima volta su The World nel 1887 e poi incluso nell'antologia "Lord Arthur Savile's crime and other stories", pubblicata nel 1891. In questa breve storia ritroviamo compendiate in maniera paradigmatica alcune delle caratteristiche tipiche della narrativa di Wilde, quali il gusto per l'aforisma e per il paradosso, esemplificate nelle battute iniziali e soprattutto finali, che in un certo qual modo ne racchiudono il senso stesso. La Sfinge senza segreti verte tutto su una donna che misteriosamente ogni settimana in un dato giorno e in una data ora si reca in un appartamento e vi esce solo dopo alcune ore. Il tutto viene fatto con tale segretezza e precisione, da far pensare al protagonista che la donna nasconda per l'appunto un segreto inconfessabile (è ricattata? ha un amante? vede un parente in difficoltà finanziarie e non può dirlo al marito?). Le ipotesi si sprecano, finché il protagonista non parla con un vicino che gli svela l'arcano. La donna non ha nessun amante o parente o ricattatore, siede per alcune ore vicino alla finestra e basta, per poi tornare a casa sua.Oscar Wilde, nato e cresciuto a Dublino in un ambiente colto e spregiudicato, studiò a Oxford dove ebbe come maestri J. Ruskin e W. Pater. Il suo ingegno brillante, i suoi successi letterari e le sue pose eccentriche lo imposero come una delle personalità dominanti nei circoli artistici e nei salotti mondani sia inglesi che francesi. Visse prevalentemente tra Parigi e Londra, ma con frequenti viaggi in Italia, Grecia e Nordafrica. Nel 1884 sposò Constance Lloyd, da cui ebbe due figli, ma ben presto il matrimonio naufragò. Tutta l’aristocrazia e la classe dirigente di cui era stato fino a poco prima l’idolo lo abbandonarono a causa della sua relazione con lord Alfred Douglas, che in particolare gli mise contro il padre di questi, marchese di Queensberry. In un processo che suscitò enorme scalpore, fu condannato per omosessualità a due anni di lavori forzati (1895). Scontata la pena, in miseria e abbandonato da tutti, si rifugiò in Francia dove morì tre anni dopo. Nel 1891 uscì il suo romanzo più celebre Il ritratto di Dorian Gray (The picture of Dorian Gray), massima espressione del decadentismo e dell’estetismo. La sua opera è inseparabile dalla sua vita. Non solo predicò l’estetismo, ma volle vivere la propria vita come un’opera d’arte. Il tentativo di conciliare istanze di ribellione e mondanità si riflette nell’atteggiamento verso la società vittoriana, criticata ferocemente ma anche blandita.

Lo scrittore britannico Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), accanto alle sue celebri opere teatrali e al romanzo "The picture of Dorian Gray", autentico (o quasi) manifesto del movimento letterario decadentista, è autore di un pugno di raccolte di racconti, due dei quali, "La sfinge senza segreti" (The sphinx without a secret) e "Il milionario modello" (The model millionaire), vengono qui presentati. Questi due racconti apparvero entrambi per la prima volta su The World nel 1887 e furono poi raccolti nell'antologia "Lord Arthur Savile's crime and other stories", pubblicata nel 1891. In queste due brevi storie si trovano compendiate in maniera paradigmatica alcune delle caratteristiche tipiche della sua narrativa, quali il gusto per l'aforisma e per il paradosso, esemplificate nelle battute iniziali e soprattutto finali di entrambi i racconti, che in un certo qual modo ne racchiudono il senso stesso.Questa raccolta contiene : "La sfinge senza segreti" e "Il milionario nodello"Oscar Wilde, nato e cresciuto a Dublino in un ambiente colto e spregiudicato, studiò a Oxford dove ebbe come maestri J. Ruskin e W. Pater. Il suo ingegno brillante, i suoi successi letterari e le sue pose eccentriche lo imposero come una delle personalità dominanti nei circoli artistici e nei salotti mondani sia inglesi che francesi. Visse prevalentemente tra Parigi e Londra, ma con frequenti viaggi in Italia, Grecia e Nordafrica. Nel 1884 sposò Constance Lloyd, da cui ebbe due figli, ma ben presto il matrimonio naufragò. Tutta l’aristocrazia e la classe dirigente di cui era stato fino a poco prima l’idolo lo abbandonarono a causa della sua relazione con lord Alfred Douglas, che in particolare gli mise contro il padre di questi, marchese di Queensberry. In un processo che suscitò enorme scalpore, fu condannato per omosessualità a due anni di lavori forzati (1895). Scontata la pena, in miseria e abbandonato da tutti, si rifugiò in Francia dove morì tre anni dopo. Nel 1891 uscì il suo romanzo più celebre Il ritratto di Dorian Gray (The picture of Dorian Gray), massima espressione del decadentismo e dell’estetismo. La sua opera è inseparabile dalla sua vita. Non solo predicò l’estetismo, ma volle vivere la propria vita come un’opera d’arte. Il tentativo di conciliare istanze di ribellione e mondanità si riflette nell’atteggiamento verso la società vittoriana, criticata ferocemente ma anche blandita.

"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit."One day, the artist Basil Hallward is painting a picture of his muse Dorian Gray with his friend Lord Henry watching. Dorian listens as Lord Henry confidentially presents his hedonistic world view, saying beauty is the only thing in life that truly matters. It makes Dorian wish that his painting would age instead of him. Not long thereafter, Dorian sees his girl perform Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and is so turned off by her bad performance that he rejects her. When he gets home, he notices a certain cruel sneer in his portrait.Told with flowery and snappy Jane Austen-like language, The Picture of Dorian Gray, about a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth, is Oscar Wilde’s most famous and popular work. It has been adapted for film and television many times, most recently in the 2009 film Dorian Gray starring Colin Firth and Ben Barnes.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ to name a couple. He was believed to be a homosexual and met a lot of resistance in his life on that account. He died in Paris at the age of 46.

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. Con uno stile scorrevole e delicato, non privo di qualche francesismo qua e lа, Wilde ci dà in questo racconto un buon saggio della sua prosa ironica e raffinata al tempo stesso.Oscar Wilde, nato e cresciuto a Dublino in un ambiente colto e spregiudicato, studiò a Oxford dove ebbe come maestri J. Ruskin e W. Pater. Il suo ingegno brillante, i suoi successi letterari e le sue pose eccentriche lo imposero come una delle personalità dominanti nei circoli artistici e nei salotti mondani sia inglesi che francesi. Visse prevalentemente tra Parigi e Londra, ma con frequenti viaggi in Italia, Grecia e Nordafrica. Nel 1884 sposò Constance Lloyd, da cui ebbe due figli, ma ben presto il matrimonio naufragò. Tutta l’aristocrazia e la classe dirigente di cui era stato fino a poco prima l’idolo lo abbandonarono a causa della sua relazione con lord Alfred Douglas, che in particolare gli mise contro il padre di questi, marchese di Queensberry. In un processo che suscitò enorme scalpore, fu condannato per omosessualità a due anni di lavori forzati (1895). Scontata la pena, in miseria e abbandonato da tutti, si rifugiò in Francia dove morì tre anni dopo. Nel 1891 uscì il suo romanzo più celebre Il ritratto di Dorian Gray (The Picture of Dorian Gray), massima espressione del decadentismo e dell’estetismo. La sua opera è inseparabile dalla sua vita. Non solo predicò l’estetismo, ma volle vivere la propria vita come un’opera d’arte. Il tentativo di conciliare istanze di ribellione e mondanità si riflette nell’atteggiamento verso la società vittoriana, criticata ferocemente ma anche blandita.

- Este audiolibro está narrado en Español neutral.El protagonista de la historia es la estatua dorada de un príncipe que fue feliz, y que se encuentra en lo alto de una columna donde puede ver toda la ciudad.Cuando una golondrina se posa sobre ella y ve que el príncipe está llorando a causa de las injusticias y las miserias de su ciudad, retrasa su migración a África y le ayuda a hacer justicia.Así es que el ave, por pedido del príncipe, distribuye las joyas que lo adornan a los más necesitados hasta que se encuentra completamente desprovista de oro y adornos. Cuando el invierno recrudece, la golondrina muere besando al príncipe en los labios y, al ver esto, el corazón de la estatua se rompe...Este breve y magnífico relato atraviesa el desencanto del príncipe al descubrir las miserias humanas, y al generarle una tristeza inmensa construye una relación de amistad y de bondad con una golondrina con el ansia de redimirse.Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) fue un dramaturgo, poeta, ensayista y novelista irlandés. Fue exitoso desde el comienzo gracias a su fino espíritu crítico, ardiente imaginación y aguda sensibilidad, y sus textos están determinados por la ironía y por la estética por el arte, la crítica a la alta sociedad y la superficialidad que la envolvía, despreciando la moral burguesa y busca provocar al lector mediante el humor y la ironía. A pesar de gozar de un éxito admirable, los sectores conservadores siempre lo criticaron, y se acentuó cuando fue acusado y condenado a dos años de prisión por su homosexualidad, lo que originó el declive de su carrera literaria y de su vida personal. Cuando quedó en libertad se marchó a París, donde murió en noviembre de 1900, pobre y olvidado del gran público.

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". In effetti "La casa dei melograni" (1891), il seguito alla sua prima popolare raccolta di fiabe ("Il principe felice e altri racconti"), è decisamente più cupa e adatta a lettori adulti. La collezione comprende "Il giovane re", "Il compleanno dell'Infanta", "Il pescatore e la sua anima" e "Il bambino stellato". Sebbene simili, in qualche modo, alle fiabe di Hans Christian Andersen e dei fratelli Grimm, queste storie hanno un certo fascino alla Wilde che è difficile definire.

Una sofisticada familia estadounidense, los Otis, adquiere el añejo castillo inglés de los Canterville. El dueño de castillo les advierte que en el mismo habita el colérico fantasma de sir Simon de Canterville desde hace trescientos años, luego de haber asesinado a su esposa. Lejos de amedrentarse, el Sr. Otis desoye sus advertencias y se muda al castillo junto a su familia, su esposa Lucrecia, y sus hijos, Washington, Virginia, y los traviesos gemelos.En este divertido relato, los Otis se burlan constantemente del fantasma anacrónico; éste no sólo no logra asustarlos sino que se convierte en el juguete y en la víctima de las bromas de los terribles gemelos, y en el pragmatismo de la familia en general. Así es que el fantasma de Canterville cae en depresión y enojo, hasta que finalmente, con ayuda de Virginia (quien se apena por el fantasma), logra alcanzar la paz de la muerte.El fantasma de Canterville es la novela más conocida y celebrada de Oscar Wilde, y es una de las obras inolvidables y fundamentales de la literatura universal.Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) fue un dramaturgo, poeta, ensayista y novelista irlandés. Fue exitoso desde el comienzo gracias a su fino espíritu crítico, ardiente imaginación y aguda sensibilidad, y sus textos están determinados por la ironía y por la estética por el arte, la crítica a la alta sociedad y la superficialidad que la envolvía, despreciando la moral burguesa y busca provocar al lector mediante el humor y la ironía. A pesar de gozar de un éxito admirable, los sectores conservadores siempre lo criticaron, y se acentuó cuando fue acusado y condenado a dos años de prisión por su homosexualidad, lo que originó el declive de su carrera literaria y de su vida personal. Cuando quedó en libertad se marchó a París, donde murió en noviembre de 1900, pobre y olvidado del gran público.

-Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.Dorian es un joven muy atractivo y refinado a quien su amigo y pintor, Basil, retrata en un cuadro.  Lord Henry, otro joven, amigo de los dos, asegura que el cuadro es el mejor que ha pintado Basil, ya que ha sido capaz de plasmar a la perfección la juventud y lozanía de la belleza de Dorian. Al ver ese perfecto reflejo de sí mismo en el cuadro, Dorian siente pánico de perder esa belleza y juventud,  que sabe que inevitablemente se irán marchitando con el implacable devenir del tiempo. Dorian se enamora de Sibyl, una jovencísima e inocente actriz que cada noche le fascina más con su arte. El hermano de Sibyl, antes de viajar a Australia, advierte a todos que si alguien le hace daño a su hermana, le matará. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) fue un dramaturgo, poeta, ensayista y novelista irlandés. Fue exitoso desde el comienzo gracias a su fino espíritu crítico, ardiente imaginación y aguda sensibilidad, y sus textos están determinados por la ironía y por la estética por el arte, la crítica a la alta sociedad y la superficialidad que la envolvía, despreciando la moral burguesa y busca provocar al lector mediante el humor y la ironía.

-Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.Si en medio de una reunión se le acerca alguien y le dice que le va a leer la mano, ¿qué haría usted?¿le seguiría el juego, ahora que es el centro de atención de la reunión?,o por el contrario, ¿ni siquiera le tendería la mano, por si acaso?Mucho nos reímos de las llamadas pseudociencias, pero al predecirnos el futuro nos dijeran que nos esperaba algo terrible, ¿qué haríamos? ¿No hacer caso? ¿O bien obsesionarnos de tal modo, que acabaría cambiando nuestra vida? Escuchen nuestro relato y opinen. Podrán ver cómo actuaba el poder de la superstición, según Wilde, sobre la aristocracia victoriana.Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) fue un dramaturgo, poeta, ensayista y novelista irlandés. Fue exitoso desde el comienzo gracias a su fino espíritu crítico, ardiente imaginación y aguda sensibilidad, y sus textos están determinados por la ironía y por la estética por el arte, la crítica a la alta sociedad y la superficialidad que la envolvía, despreciando la moral burguesa y busca provocar al lector mediante el humor y la ironía.

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.El protagonista de la historia es la estatua dorada de un príncipe, que se encuentra en lo alto de una columna desde donde puede ver toda la ciudad; y una golondrina, que ha retrasado su migración a África por el amor que sentía por una caña. La golondrina se posa sobre la estatua y ve que el príncipe está llorando a causa de las injusticias que puede observar desde su posición. Entonces le pide a la golondrina que entregue a los más necesitados las joyas que le adornan. El ave así lo hace y se queda con el príncipe, distribuyendo las joyas hasta que la estatua está completamente desprovista de oro y adornos. Pero el invierno recrudece y la golondrina, a causa del frío, muere besando al príncipe en los labios. Al ver esto, el corazón de la estatua se rompe. Al día siguiente, el alcalde de la ciudad observó el estado deteriorado de la estatua, y da orden de que sea retirada y fundida. Sin embargo, el corazón del príncipe no se funde en el horno, y lo arrojan a un montón de polvo, donde descansa también el cuerpo de la golondrinaOscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) fue un dramaturgo, poeta, ensayista y novelista irlandés. Fue exitoso desde el comienzo gracias a su fino espíritu crítico, ardiente imaginación y aguda sensibilidad, y sus textos están determinados por la ironía y por la estética por el arte, la crítica a la alta sociedad y la superficialidad que la envolvía, despreciando la moral burguesa y busca provocar al lector mediante el humor y la ironía.

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. En esta novela, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) indaga sobre el mito de la eterna juventud, al recrear el tema de un pacto diabólico para conservar la belleza y permanecer eternamente joven.Un pintor queda fascinado por la extraordinaria hermosura de Dorian, su joven modelo, que vive en plena era victoriana satisfaciendo todos sus deseos, sin límites ni prejuicios.El pintor declara que sería dichoso si Dorian pudiese permanecer para siempre exactamente como es. Este deseo se traduce en un pacto que lleva a Dorian a cometer todo tipo de atrocidades, hasta llegar al crimen. A medida que se desarrolla la novela y que el protagonista se sumerge en el vicio en contraposición con el desesperado anhelo de eterna juventud, se presiente un final terrible.Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) fue un dramaturgo, poeta, ensayista y novelista irlandés. Fue exitoso desde el comienzo gracias a su fino espíritu crítico, ardiente imaginación y aguda sensibilidad, y sus textos están determinados por la ironía y por la estética por el arte, la crítica a la alta sociedad y la superficialidad que la envolvía, despreciando la moral burguesa y busca provocar al lector mediante el humor y la ironía.

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. Hemos volcado el fino sentido del humor de Wilde en este sonolibro, en el que el rancio abolengo de la tradición aristocrática británica se enfrenta a su peor enemigo: una familia americana.El terrible fantasma de Sir Simon de Canterville, que había llevado durante más de quinientos años una vida tranquila, aunque triste, se va a ver de repente enfrentado a la peor de las pesadillas: los Otis.El terror tradicional provocado por los fantasmas medievales, el pánico generado por esos espíritus ancestrales... cuando se ven a través del prisma de un materialismo exacerbado, ya no dan miedo.Oscar Wilde hizo en su obra una deliciosa sátira del tradicionalismo británico, personificado en el castillo de Canterville y todos sus habitantes; sátira que, posiblemente tuviera mucho que ver con su vida tan poco convencional, en la que siempre procuró romper con los valores y esquemas sociales propios de la época que le tocó vivir.Este relato de humor es ideal para un viaje corto, o una tarde paseando.Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) fue un dramaturgo, poeta, ensayista y novelista irlandés. Fue exitoso desde el comienzo gracias a su fino espíritu crítico, ardiente imaginación y aguda sensibilidad, y sus textos están determinados por la ironía y por la estética por el arte, la crítica a la alta sociedad y la superficialidad que la envolvía, despreciando la moral burguesa y busca provocar al lector mediante el humor y la ironía.

Lord Arthur hat keine Wahl: Man hat ihm prophezeit, daß er zum Mörder wird. Als pflichtbewußter Mensch will er diese Weissagung noch vor seiner Hochzeit erfüllen und geht schon mal in Gedanken die Liste seiner Familienangehörigen und Freunde durch. Ob wirklich am Ende ein Unschuldiger sterben muß?

Wer sich diese Hörbibliothek - gele­sen von exzellenten Sprechern - gönnt, braucht erst einmal kein Buch mehr in die Hand zu nehmen. Ausgewählte Klassiker ganz geballt. Nach dem Hören können Sie mitre­den!Inhalt:- Honoré de Balzac: Oberst Chabert (Klaus-Dieter König)- Fjodor M. Dostojewskij: Der Großinquisitor (Klaus-Dieter König)- Theodor Fontane: Unterm Birnbaum (Wilhelm Götze)- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil (Rolf Günther)- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / Friedrich Schiller: Klassische Balladen (Rolf Günther)- Nikolai Gogol: Der Mantel (Ernst-August Schepmann)- E. T. A. Hoffmann: Das Fräulein von Scuderi (Heinz von Cramer)- Gottfried Keller: Kleider machen Leute (Wilhelm Götze)- Heinrich von Kleist: Die Marquise von O. / Das Erdbeben von Chili (Andreas Fischer)- Eduard Mörike: Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag (Norbert Beilharz)- Edgar A. Poe: Das verräterische Herz (Friedrich Schoenfelder)- Alexander Puschkin: Pique Dame (Friedrich Schoenfelder)- Theodor Storm: Immensee (Heinz Kilian)- Iwan Turgenjew: Erste Liebe (Hans-Peter Bögel)- Oscar Wilde: Das Gespenst von Canterville (Wilhelm Götze)

Tiefgründige Märchen, melancholisch, traumhaft, schön.Oscar Wildes Märchen gehören zu den schönsten der Weltlitteratur. Voller Fantasie und Kunst nehmen die Erzählungen den Leser mit auf eine fantastische Reise ins Reich der Träume. Von "Der glückliche Prinz", "Die Nachtigall und die Rose", "Das Sternenkind", "Der Fischer und seine Seele" über "Der eigensüchtige Riese" und "Ein Granatapfelhaus" bis hin zum berühmten "Das Gespenst von Canterville". Dieser Band sammelt die berühmtesten Märchen und Erzählungen von Oscar Wilde.Die Erzählungen und Märchen entstanden in der zweiten Hälfte der 1880er Jahre. Aus den Geschichten, die Oscar Wilde seinen Söhnen Cyril und Vyvyan erzählte, entwickelten sich die artifiziellen Gebilde seiner Kunstmärchen. Sie erscheinen stellenweise wie melancholisch-ironische Selbstporträts des Dichters."Bei Oscar Wild kann man nichts verkehrt machen bestellen, lesen genießen und alles auf sich einwirken lassen - viel Spaß dabei." - Kunde bei Amazon"Das Kamin- und Kerzenscheinbuch für Frauen und Männer, die Abens nach Feierabend noch abschalten möchten und können und die wissen, wie man sich auch in der Adventszeit noch Zeit nimmt! - Werner LangnerOscar Wilde, geboren am 15.10.1856 in Dublin, gestorben am 30.11.1900 in Paris, studierte in Dublin und Oxford. Sein Aufstieg innerhalb der literarischen Szene des Viktorianischen Zeitalters war kometenhaft.1879 ging er nach London, wo er sich bald durch seinen extravaganten Lebensstil und seine rhetorische Gewandtheit einen Namen machte. Nach Reisen in die USA, nach Kanada und Frankreich arbeitete Wilde zunächst für verschiedene Zeitungen als Lektor und Herausgeber. Seit 1884 mit Constance Lloyd verheiratet, schrieb und veröffentlichte er 1888 für seine eigenen Kinder die Märchensammlung The Happy Prince and Other Tales. In den folgenden Jahren entstanden weitere Erzählungen (wie The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891) und zahlreiche Bühnenstücke (wie The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895), die außerordentliches literarisches und gesellschaftliches Aufsehen erregten. Auf dem Höhepunkt seines Erfolges stürzte ihn dann jedoch der Skandal um das langjährige Verhältnis mit Lord Alfred Douglas in den Ruin. Wilde verlor eine Verleumdungsklage gegen Douglas Vater, der ihn der Sodomie bezichtigt hatte, und wurde selbst in einem Strafprozeß wegen Unzucht zu einer zweijährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt. Nach seiner Entlassung aus dem Gefängnis in Reading floh er vor der gesellschaftlichen Ächtung unter falschem Namen nach Paris. Völlig mittellos starb er hier am 30. November 1900.

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. Tra le sue opere più celebri ricordiamo il romanzo "Il ritratto di Dorian Gray" e la commedia teatrale "L'importanza di chiamarsi Ernesto." Dandy raffinato, scrittore all'avanguardia, omosessuale in un'epoca e in un paese in cui l'omosessualità era ancora considerata un reato, Oscar Wilde è unanimemente riconosciuto come una delle voci più importanti della letteratura dell'Ottocento.

"Dorian Grays billede" er uden tvivl Oscar Wildes mest berømte og berygtede roman. Bogen følger den unge Dorian Gray, der frygter tanken om alderdom og derfor sælger sin sjæl for evig ungdom. Men med evig ungdom følger også et liv i dekadencens tegn, og Dorians mål med livet forvandles hurtigt til et uindskrænket fokus på nydelse og æstetik – uanset konsekvenserne.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) var en irsk forfatter, der skrev romaner, poesi og teaterstykker. Wilde var en stor fortaler for en dekadent kunst for kunstens skyld, som prægede kulturlivet i slutningen af 1800-tallet. Udover at være kendt for sin flamboyante personlighed, var Wilde også kendt for sine litterære udgivelser. Særligt teaterstykkerne "Lady Windermere‘s Fan" (1892) og "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895) blev godt modtaget af offentligheden, imens hans måske mest berømte roman, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890), måtte udgives i en censureret udgave særligt på grund af homoseksuelt indhold. Det var på sin vis også dette forhold, der blev Wildes undergang, da han blev anklaget for at have et forhold til en anden mand. Provokeret af anklagen sagsøgte Wilde for bagvaskelse. I stedet for den forventede oprejsning blev Wilde idømt to års strafarbejde og døde blot få år efter sin løsladelse.

Die Verganglichkeit der Schont und der Wunsch nach ewiger Jugend: Der schone junge Dorian bezaubert den Maler Basil Hallward. Als Basil ein Portrat von Dorian anfertigt, wunscht dieser sich selbstverliebt, dass nicht er, sondern das Portrat altern soll. Sein Wunsch wird erfullt. Dorian fuhrt ein zugelloses Leben, sturzt Menschen in Abgrunde und lebt selber alterslos und unbeschadet weiter - zumindest eine Zeit lang...-