The Most Beloved Fairytales of Oscar Wilde Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend, The Selfish Giant, The Remarkable Rocket, The Young King…By Oscar Wilde
Length6h 31m
About this audiobook
The Most Beloved Fairytales of Oscar Wilde Edition gathers the luminous moral fables through which Wilde transformed the Victorian fairy tale into an art of paradox, beauty, and ethical feeling. Stories such as "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," and "The Selfish Giant" unite crystalline prose with lyrical melancholy, placing aesthetic refinement in dialogue with Christian charity, social criticism, and the fin-de-siècle fascination with artifice and sincerity. Oscar Wilde, born in Dublin in 1854, was educated at Trinity College and Oxford, where he absorbed classical learning and became a leading voice of aestheticism. Though celebrated for wit, drama, and social satire, Wilde also possessed a grave moral imagination shaped by Irish storytelling, Catholic symbolism, and acute awareness of poverty and hypocrisy in late nineteenth-century society. His tales reveal the tenderness beneath his flamboyant public persona. This edition is recommended for readers who value fairy tales that speak as powerfully to adults as to children. Wilde's stories offer enchantment without escapism: they ask what beauty costs, whether sacrifice can redeem selfishness, and how compassion survives in an unjust world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
Includes Amazon
GenreChildren's Literature
Length6 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 27, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Most Beloved Fairytales of Oscar Wilde Edition (Annotated)
11The Remarkable Rocket
2Introduction
12A House of Pomegranates
3Author Biography
13The Young King
4Historical Context
14The Birthday of the Infanta
5Synopsis (Selection)
15The Fisherman and His Soul
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6The Happy Prince and Other Tales
16The Star-Child
7The Happy Prince
17Analysis
8The Nightingale and the Rose
18Reflection
9The Devoted Friend
19Memorable Quotes
10The Selfish Giant
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