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Dorian grey has a portrait done of himself and finds that he becomes jealous of it, because it will remain forever young, and he will not. He then makes a pact to sell his soul so that he may remain forever young. Then, believing himself immortal, he creates many immoral acts against others. In the end, Dorian receives his just deserts.
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Gerald Arbuthnot receives a promotion from Lord Illingworth, a worldly politician who has a sordid history of women, one of whom is Gerald's widowed mother. When their connection is revealed, the young man questions his past, present and future aspirations.
A Woman of No Importance opens with a high-class party featuring a group of society's most illustrious citizens. In the midst of the event, Gerald Arbuthnot enters and announces his new position...
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Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray; Oscar Wilde—Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde—Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray Der reiche und gutaussehende Dorian Gray führt ein ausschweifendes und lasterhaftes Leben und scheint eine endlose Jugend zu genießen. Dies verdankt er dem Besitz eines Portraits das ihn abbildet und an seiner statt altert. Dorian Gray wird zunehmend grausamer und maßloser sein Abbild immer hässlicher gezeichnet von Gray Alter und Sünden...
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First performed in 1895, "An Ideal Husband" is Oscar Wilde's classic and much-loved comedic drama. The play tells the story of an up-and-coming politician, Sir Robert Chiltern, who tries to hide his secret past from his judgmental wife and the blackmail scheme he is forced to participate in to keep that secret quiet. Lady Chiltern has a very particular idea of what makes the "ideal husband" which leaves her with little tolerance for Sir Robert's all...
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"An Ideal Husband" explores the intricacies of morality, marriage, and political intrigue as Sir Robert Chiltern faces the consequences of a past indiscretion while navigating the demands of public life and personal integrity.
"The Happy Prince & Other Stories" is a collection of whimsical yet poignant tales that delve into themes of sacrifice, compassion, and the nature of beauty, epitomized by the selfless acts of the golden statue of the Happy...
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"Dorian Gray ist reich, äußerst intelligent und makellos schön. Mit kaum 20 ist er der aufstrebende Liebling der Londoner High Society. Dort gerät er in die Fänge des zynischen Verführers Lord Henry, der ihm die Vergänglichkeit des Lebens in Erinnerung ruft: während Dorians gemaltes Bildnis in vollem Glanz der Ewigkeit trotze, würden Geist und Körper unweigerlich erschlaffen. Von Lebenshunger zermürbt, durchbricht Dorian daraufhin alle...
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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...
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Als die amerikanische Familie Otis das englische Schloss Canterville kauft, wird sie gewarnt: Ein Gespenst treibe dort seit Jahrhunderten sein Unwesen. Doch die wenig abergläubischen Amerikaner haben keine Angst vor dem Geist, sie machen sich sogar lustig über wiederkehrende Blutflecken und Kettengerassel. Das Gespenst von Canterville ist verzweifelt, niemand nimmt es mehr ernst ... Oscar Wildes berühmte und hochkomische Erzählung als Hörbuch....
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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...
10) Oscar Wilde - Das Gespenst von Canterville / Die schönsten Märchen / Meistererzählungen / Lord Ar
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Auf diesem Hörbuch: Das Gespenst von Canterville - Der glückliche Prinz - Der selbstsüchtige Riese - Die Nachtigall und die Rose - Lord Arthur Saviles Verbrechen und andere. Gelesen von Markus Hoffmann, Katharina Thalbach, Thomas Vogt und Gerd Wameling.
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The Irish are arguably the most literate people in the world. The number of famous Irish authors, from Joyce to Trevor and from Goldsmith to O'Brien, is a clear testimony to that. In this rich selection, we have concentrated on some of the early Irish writers who were particularly adept at the art of writing good short stories.
Stories range from Gerald Griffin's chilling tale, The Brown Man, to the delicate and closely observed Araby, taken from...
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Oscar Wilde wurde besonders durch seinen Witz und seine humorvollen, ironischen Stücke und Romane berühmt. Doch auch märchenhafte, nachdenkliche, heitere Geschichten gehörten zum Repertoire des wortgewandten englischen Literaten. Eine Auswahl seiner schönsten Erzählungen als Hörbuch: Die Sphinx ohne Geheimnis. Eine Radierung - Der Modellmillionär. Ein Zeichen der Bewunderung - Die Nachtigall und die Rose - Gedichte in Prosa - Der Lehrer der...
14) El amigo fiel
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Añadimos otro cuento del maravilloso Oscar Wilde a nuestra colección. Esta vez se trata de El Amigo Fiel un cuento corto, no llega a la media hora, lleno de fina ironía y la elegante forma de decirla del autor de origen irlandes. Y en línea con el estilo del autor, una interpretación de Esperanza de la Encarnación que no podeis dejar de disfrutar.
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The Importance of Being Earnest is the last play Oscar Wilde ever wrote, and remains his most enduringly popular. It makes fun of social graces in the late Victorian era. Two seemingly unrelated parties are thrown into ridiculous entanglement when their fake identities, maintained in order to escape social responsibilities, grow ever more complicated to uphold.
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Britain's most popular nineteenth century playwright Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854. He dabbled in several different forms of writing, as is exemplified in his best known work, the novel entitled "The Picture of Dorian Gray." He also wrote in the form of short fiction stories, like "The Canterville Ghost." In this tale, a family of proud Americans come into possession of a historic English mansion. However, the mansion is haunted by murderous...
17) Salomé
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Salomé” - is a work by the Irish philosopher, aesthete, writer and poet O. Wilde (1854 - 1900). One act play was written by the author in French in 1891. It was translated into English and published in London in 1894. The basis of the tragedy - is the story of Salome, the character of the New Testament. Salome - is the stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, she is the one, who tempted Herod by dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils. To her stepfather's...
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This comprehensive collection showcases Oscar Wilde's brilliant storytelling skills and his amazing stylistic versatility, ranging from fairy tales and ghost stories to detective yarns and comedies of manners. It includes the complete texts of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales," "A House of Pomegranates," "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories," "Poems in Prose," and the critical essay "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." Originally published in the...
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The Gold Fund of the World Literature” - is the collection of the e-books, which includes the best examples of the world fiction and presents to the maximum irrefragable list of the most widely read books in the world. Each of the works, published under the cover of this series, enters one or several lists of the best books in different versions, which are not opposed one to another, but are harmonically united, to give the reader the biggest choice....
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