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Oscar Wilde Complete Works – World’s Best Collection

140+ Works All Plays, Poems, Poetry, Books, Stories, Fairy Tales, Rarities Plus Biographies & Bonuses

by Oscar Wilde, Alfred Douglas, Frank Harris ...

Oscar Wilde Complete Works World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best Oscar Wilde collection, including the most complete set of Wilde’s works available plus many free bonus materials.Oscar WildeOscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day, known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering ... Read more

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Oscar Wilde Complete Works World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best Oscar Wilde collection, including the most complete set of Wilde’s works available plus many free bonus materials.Oscar WildeOscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day, known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering
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Salome

by Oscar Wilde ...

Translated by Lord Alfred Douglas ...

Salome is Oscar Wilde’s most experimental—and controversial—play. In its own time, the play, written in French, was described by a reviewer as “an arrangement in blood and ferocity, morbid, bizarre, repulsive.” None, however, could deny the importance of Wilde’s creation. Contemporary audiences and reviewers variously regarded Salome as the symbol of a thrilling modernity, a challenge to ... Read more

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Salome is Oscar Wilde’s most experimental—and controversial—play. In its own time, the play, written in French, was described by a reviewer as “an arrangement in blood and ferocity, morbid, bizarre, repulsive.” None, however, could deny the importance of Wilde’s creation. Contemporary audiences and reviewers variously regarded Salome as the symbol of a thrilling modernity, a challenge to
... Read more
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Fifty Shades of London

50 of the best poems about London

by Samuel Johnson, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Robert Herrick, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, George Eliot, Lord Alfred Douglas, Coventry Patmore, Willa Cather, Ernest Radford, Katharine Tynan ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

This vast and teeming metropolis that many of us call home sits astride a small river on a small island anchored off the north-west shores of Europe. Yet its very name ‘London’ is famed, admired and known worldwide. Its growth from hamlet, town, fortification, city and centre of Empire is one of rich reward. Within its ever-changing borders that are forever moving outwards are gems of architecture ... Read more

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This vast and teeming metropolis that many of us call home sits astride a small river on a small island anchored off the north-west shores of Europe. Yet its very name ‘London’ is famed, admired and known worldwide. Its growth from hamlet, town, fortification, city and centre of Empire is one of rich reward. Within its ever-changing borders that are forever moving outwards are gems of architecture
... Read more
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Rhyme A Dozen, A - London

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by William Blake, Amy Levy, Alexander Pope, Eugene Field, John Dryden, Lord Alfred Douglas, Matthew Arnold, Radclyffe Hall, Richard Le Gallienne, Robert Herrick, Robert Seymour Bridges, William Wordsworth ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

20 min

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A ... Read more

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‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A
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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The West Midlands

A celebration of English poems

by Wilfred Owen, Michael Drayton, A E Housman, Rupert Brooke, Alfred Noyes, Henry Newbolt, George Eliot, George Eliot, Thomas Traherne, Owen Seamen, Lord Alfred Douglas0, Allen Upward1 ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley2, Robert Maskell3, Ghizela Rowe4 ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to ... Read more

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Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to
... Read more
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Decadent Poets, The

Where words meet desire

by Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, Sarojini Naidu, W B Yeats, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Richard Le Gallienne, Renee Vivien, Lord Alfred Douglas ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett, David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

Decadent poetry was a late 19th-century movement that seemingly originated with the first use of the word by Charles Baudelaire. The movement championed the idea that art should exist for its aesthetic value, unburdened by moral or social obligations. As a consequence, it challenged the strict moral codes of the Victorian era, often exploring themes associated with eroticism, forbidden desires, ... Read more

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Decadent poetry was a late 19th-century movement that seemingly originated with the first use of the word by Charles Baudelaire. The movement championed the idea that art should exist for its aesthetic value, unburdened by moral or social obligations. As a consequence, it challenged the strict moral codes of the Victorian era, often exploring themes associated with eroticism, forbidden desires,
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets – England, The - The West Midlands

Five poems each from poets born in the English West Midlands

by Wilfred Owen, A E Housman, Mary Sidney Herbert, Thomas Traherne, Michael Drayton, Rupert Brooke, Alfred Noyes, Fulke Greville, Lord Alfred Douglas, George Eliot ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

Unabridged

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

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The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The Lords, Knights & Gentlemen of the Realm

A celebration of English poems

by Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir John Suckling, Sir John Davies, Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Byron, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Lord Alfred Douglas, Francis Beaumont ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Robert Maskell, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to
... Read more
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In Excelsis (Unabridged)

by ALFRED DOUGLAS ...

Narrated by Harry Jackson ...

Unabridged

25 min

In 1924, Lord Alfred Douglas was sued by Winston Churchill after he alleged that the politician had been part of a Jewish-backed conspiracy to commit various acts of wartime misconduct. Douglas lost the case and was jailed for six months. During his time at Wormwood Scrubs, Douglas wrote a sonnet sequence that he would title In Excelsis , a reversal of the title of the prison letter written by his ... Read more

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In 1924, Lord Alfred Douglas was sued by Winston Churchill after he alleged that the politician had been part of a Jewish-backed conspiracy to commit various acts of wartime misconduct. Douglas lost the case and was jailed for six months. During his time at Wormwood Scrubs, Douglas wrote a sonnet sequence that he would title In Excelsis , a reversal of the title of the prison letter written by his
... Read more
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The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes (UNABRIDGED)

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by ALFRED DOUGLAS ...

Narrated by Alma Hall, Freda Birch, Galen Smith, Fred Dewey ...

Unabridged

23 min

This is a collection of ten humorous verses by Lord Alfred Douglas. ... Read more

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This is a collection of ten humorous verses by Lord Alfred Douglas.
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The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage

First published in the fifteenth century, this influential grimoire records the journey of Abraham of Würzburg, a cabalist who sought hidden wisdom and found it in the teachings of the Egyptian mage Abramelin.The text sets forth an elaborate system of ceremonial magic, centered on lengthy purification rites and the invocation of spiritual powers to achieve both mystical insight and tangible ... Read more

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First published in the fifteenth century, this influential grimoire records the journey of Abraham of Würzburg, a cabalist who sought hidden wisdom and found it in the teachings of the Egyptian mage Abramelin.The text sets forth an elaborate system of ceremonial magic, centered on lengthy purification rites and the invocation of spiritual powers to achieve both mystical insight and tangible
... Read more
Salome. Illustrated.: Illustrated By Aubrey Beardsley (Mobi Classics)

by Oscar Wilde ...

Salome (or in French: Salome ) is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Jokanaan (John the Baptist) on a ... Read more

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Salome (or in French: Salome ) is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Jokanaan (John the Baptist) on a
... Read more

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