| Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, and Other Stories Lib/E Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author), Jacobi, Derek (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0792779134 ISBN-13: 9780792779131 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: June 2011 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Alternative History - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
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| Publisher Description: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is a masterpiece of polished cynicism in which poison, explosive clocks, and finally murder forerun married bliss. Also included are The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire, The Young King, The Fisherman and His Soul, The Happy Prince, The Devoted Friend, and The Portrait of Mr. W. H. These eight stories were produced in the heyday of Wilde's career. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilde, Oscar: - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin. He won scholarships to both Trinity College, Dublin, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was heavily influenced by the radical aesthetics of Walter Pater. Flamboyant wit and man-about-town, Wilde had a reputation that preceded him, especially in his early career. After publishing two volumes of short stories between 1887 and 1891, his social-comedy plays such as Lady Windermere's Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest established his critical and commercial success. In 1895 Wilde was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for homosexual conduct and died in Paris in obscurity a few years after his release. Jacobi, Derek: -Sir Derek Jacobi has had a long and distinguished career. He has toured in Becket and Uncle Vanya, and he received a Tony Award for his performance as Benedick in the RSC's production of Much Ado about Nothing. His work in television includes the lead roles in Cadfael and I, Claudius, and his film credits include Henry V, Gosford Park, and Hamlet. His narrations have won him eleven Audiofile Earphones Awards. |