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Un relato que parte de la tradición medieval: hijo bastardo de la realeza, criado por una familia humilde, y protegido por el rey en el anonimato, se convierte en heredero de la corona por ser, por destino, único heredero. Al pasar de su condición humilde a ser "dueño del mundo", se siente sobrepasado, y la noche anterior a su coronación, le sobrevienen tres revelaciones a través del sueño.

Dos campesinos ven caer una estrella del cielo, y cuando van al lugar encuentran un niño del que se hace cargo uno de ellos. El niño es criado como un hijo más, pero destaca su belleza frente al resto, y se hace vanidoso y tirano, tanto que al saber que su madre no es más que una simple mendiga la despreciará. El castigo de este comportamiento será la fealdad y el desprecio de los demás, y su única redención consistirá en encontrar a su madre para pedirle perdón.

This extended moralistic fable, Oscar Wilde's longest work of fiction, was first published in 1890. It may be described as a tragedy of manners, in which a wealthy young man, endowed with great powers of physical and personal attractiveness, embarks on a hectic course of life which brings destruction to many around him, and ultimately to himself.

Lord Murchison recounts to his old friend a strange tale of a woman he had loved and intended to marry, but she was now dead. She had always been very secretive and mysterious. He one day followed her to see where she went and discovered her stealthily going to a boarding house. He suspected there was another man and confronted her the next day. She confessed to having been there but said nothing had happened. He did not believe her and left; she died some time later. Read in English, unabridged.

En este sorprendente cuento Wilde se sirve la realidad de la corte española, de sus personajes y sus costumbres, para describirla de un modo exótico y servirse así de ella como lugar para el relato del infausto acontecimiento que ocurre el día del cumpleaños de la infanta, a quien le agasajan con las gracias de un enano que no tiene noción de su propia deformidad. Tanta gracia le hace a la infanta sus piruetas que le regala una de sus rosas y el enano la cree rendida de amor por él.

Once upon a time, two poor woodcutters were making their way home through a great pine forest. It was winter and a night of bitter cold. The snow lay thick upon the ground and upon the branches of the trees; the frost kept snapping the little twigs on either side of them as they passed; and when they came to the Mountain Torrent, she was hanging motionless in air, for the Ice King had kissed her. Read in English, unabridged.

The poem written by Wilde while in exile about his time in Reading Prison and the hanging of Charles Thomas Wooldridge.

Vera; or, The Nihilists is Oscar Wilde’s first play. It features Russian revolutionaries who seek to assassinate a reform-minded Emperor, and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich who shot the Governor of St. Petersburg in 1878. Contemporary events in Russia, as published in the British press of the time, clearly influenced the plot and characters. The first public performance of Vera; or, The Nihilists was in New York City in 1883. The play was a failure and folded after one week. It remains fascinating as part of a study into the development of Wilde's work.

High above the city, on a tall column, stands the statue of the Happy Prince. He is gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he has two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glows on his sword hilt. He is very much admired by the town officials, yet a lot of poor people suffer here.

Hughie Erskine has a problem. He is madly in love with Laura Merton, but both of them are flat broke. Laura's father will only give his consent to their marriage if Hughie can prove he has a thousand pounds to his name. When Hughie drops in on his friend, the artist, Alan Trevor, he finds him painting a portrait of a ragged beggar. Sympathising with the poor man's plight, Hughie gives the old man a sovereign he can little afford. But the beggar is not all he seems, and Hughie's fortunes are about to change dramatically...

Wilde's tradegy that tells the Biblical story of Salomé in one act. Full-cast dramatization featuring Lester Fletcher, Jack Evans, Forrest Williams and Bettye Ackerman.

Set in a magical kingdom where a wealthy prince and a Russian princess meet for the first time and fall madly in love with each other. Their wedding is to be a huge celebration for the entire realm, with all sorts of entertainment, including fireworks as a grand finale. As soon as various firework elements are set in place, they start talking amongst each other, and we meet the very distinguished Remarkable Rocket, responsible for so many of Oscar Wilde's memorable epigrams.

A l'occasion d'une soirée, lord Arthur Savile rencontre un chiromancien qui lui prédit un funeste destin. Sa vie en sera bouleversée. "Dix minutes plus tard, le visage blanc de terreur, les yeux affolés de chagrin, lord Arthur Savile se précipitait hors de Bentinck House. Il se fit un chemin à travers la cohue des valets de pied, couverts de fourrures, qui stationnaient autour du grand pavillon à colonnades. Il semblait ne voir ni n’entendre quoi que ce fût.

First published in 1888. Contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". Brilliant and haunting, these tales are timeless.

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?

Il principe felice e altre fiabe' è un audiolibro, proposto da Alfaudiobook, che raccoglie quattro fiabe di Oscar Wilde...

A short touching story about a man who is poor but becomes rich through an act of kindness.

Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years in prison, part of which he spent in Reading Gaol. About five months after Wilde arrived at Reading Gaol, Charles Thomas Wooldridge, a trooper in the Royal Horse Guards, was brought to Reading to await his trial for murdering his common-law wife (and promptly presenting himself and confessing to a policeman) on 29 March 1896; on 17 June, Wooldridge was sentenced to death and returned to Reading for his execution, which took place on Tuesday, 7 July 1896 - the first hanging at Reading in 18 years. The poem is dedicated to him.

Oscar Wilde created his final and most lasting play, one of the comic masterpieces of all time, The Importance of Being Earnest, in 1895. It is a farce playing with love, religion, and truth as it tells the tale of two men, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who bend the truth in order to add excitement to their lives. Jack invents an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull country home and gallivant in town.

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of four long stories, which was first was published in 1891: "The Young King"; "The Birthday of the Infanta"; "The Fisherman and His Soul"; and "The Star-Child".