Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde

About this film

LibriVox recording of Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde; Robert Baldwin Ross. Read in English by CJ Baars; NoelBadrian; Algy Pug; Daniel Annear; jenno; Nancy Smay; Anusha Iyer This is a selection of the early poetry of Oscar Wilde, selected by Robert Ross. As he puts it, "It is thought that a selection from Oscar Wilde’s early verses may be of interest to a large public at present familiar only with the always popular Ballad of Reading Gaol, also included in this volume. The poems were first collected by their author when he was twenty-six years old, and though never, until recently, well received by the critics, have survived the test of NINE editions. Readers will be able to make for themselves the obvious and striking contrasts between these first and last phases of Oscar Wilde’s literary activity. The intervening period was devoted almost entirely to dramas, prose, fiction, essays, and criticism." - Summary by Carolin and Robert Ross For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunte…

Directors & creators

Oscar Wilde; Robert Baldwin Ross

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;poetry; poem; London; Ireland

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