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Mainly these audiobooks are in English (164), but some are also available in Spanish (21) and Italian (31).

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The Happy Prince
Wilde, Oscar

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The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, “The Happy Prince”, “The Nightingale and the Rose”, “The Selfish Giant”, “The Devoted Friend”, and “The Remarkable Rocket”. It is most famous for its title story, “The Happy Prince”.

In a town where a lot of poor people suffer, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late “Happy Prince”, who in reality has never experienced true happiness. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor.As the winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds. The statue is then torn down and melted leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow. These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city by God, so they may live forever in his city of gold and garden of paradise.

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Others books by Wilde, Oscar
There are 5 ebooks by this Author
Wilde, Oscar - Complete Works of Oscar Wilde - Language: English, Complete Works of - Format: ePub
The Irish playwright, novelist, essayist and poet Oscar Wilde has delighted audiences and readers with his witty brilliance for over a hundred years and now you can enjoy his works in their entirety on your eReading device. This (More) comprehensive eBook presents Wilde’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time. * Annotated with introductions to the plays, novel and other texts * Features many images relating to Wilde, his life and works * Illustrated with images of how the books first appeared, giving your kindle a taste of the Victorian texts * ALL of the plays, with excellent formatting * BOTH Wilde’s original French version of ‘Salome’ and Lord Douglas’ (his lover) translation in English – available in no other digital collection * two rare unfinished plays * ALL of the short stories with the original beautiful illustrations * BOTH versions of ‘Dorian Gray’ – the original magazine version and the original book version with extra chapters, all with separate contents tables * The COMPLETE poetry, with special Chronological and Alphabetical contents tables – find that special poem quickly! * Every non-fiction essay – even the rare ones Wilde wrote in prison * The rare erotic novel ‘Teleny’ attributed to Wilde, but now classed as apocryphal –judge for yourself – did Wilde have a hand in writing this rare text? * ALL of the short stories and short story collections * boasts three biographical works exploring Wilde’s life, including the famous two volume OSCAR WILDE, HIS LIFE AND CONFESSIONS by FRANK HARRIS * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * Features the complete and unabridged version of DE PROFUNDIS, often missed out of collections * UPDATED with more images, introductions and many formatting improvements
Wilde, Oscar - The Canterville Ghost - Language: English, Short Stories - Format: ePub
The Canterville Ghost is a popular 1887 novella by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. “The Canterville Ghost” is a parody featuring a dramatic spirit named Sir Simon and the United States minister (ambassador) (More) to the Court of St. James's, Hiram B. Otis. Mr. Otis travels to England with his family and moves into a haunted country house. Lord Canterville, the previous owner of the house, warns Mr. Otis that the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted it ever since he killed his wife, Eleonore, three centuries before. But Mr. Otis dismisses the ghost story as bunk and disregards Lord Canterville’s warnings. When the Otises learn that the house is indeed haunted, they succeed in victimizing the ghost and in disregarding age-old British traditions. What emerges is a satire of American materialism, a lampoon of traditional British values, and an amusing twist on the traditional gothic horror tale.
Wilde, Oscar - The Nightingale and the Rose - Language: English, Short Stories - Format: ePub
A nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose. The nightingale visits all the rose-trees in the garden, and one of the white roses tell (More) her that there's a way to produce a red rose, but only if the nightingale is prepared to sing the sweetest song for the rose all night, and sacrifice her life to do so. Seeing the student in tears, the nightingale carries out the ritual, and impales herself on the rose-tree's thorn so that her heart's blood can stain the rose. The student takes the rose to the professor's daughter, but she again rejects him because another man has sent her some real jewels, and "everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers." The student angrily throws the rose into the gutter, returns to his study of metaphysics, and decides not to believe in true love anymore.
Wilde, Oscar - Picture of Dorian Gray - Language: English, Novel - Format: ePub, iSilo
The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian’s beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his (More) art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil’s, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry’s world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian’s wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging.
Wilde, Oscar - The Happy Prince - Language: English, Short Stories - Format: ePub
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, “The Happy Prince”, “The (More) Nightingale and the Rose”, “The Selfish Giant”, “The Devoted Friend”, and “The Remarkable Rocket”. It is most famous for its title story, “The Happy Prince”.
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