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In the realm of aestheticism and moral introspection, this podcast explores the fascinating concepts of beauty, vanity, and the consequences of indulgence. The title suggests a dive into the complexities of human nature, where the pursuit of eternal youth and superficial allure can lead to unexpected moral quandaries. Each week, listeners are introduced to a new full-length audiobook that fits within these themes, offering a diverse collection of stories that span different eras and styles. This rotating selection ensures a fresh perspective every time, allowing you to gain insights, satisfy ...

Explore the intricate dance of societal expectations and personal identity in a world where appearances often overshadow authenticity. This podcast invites you to engage with narratives that question the roles we play and the masks we wear, all with a touch of wit and satire. Each week, we feature a different complete audiobook that offers unique insights into the human condition, showcasing a diverse range of perspectives, epochs, and literary styles. This isn't a single story but a rotating collection that encourages listeners to reflect, learn, and escape into different worlds. New books ...

Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence.

Dorian Gray, en una atmósfera de perversión dominada por el arte y los poderes de un misterio que está más allá de la realidad: gracias a los dioses, el culto a la belleza puede trasladar las huellas del paso del tiempo a un cuadro, mientras el rostro de Dorian Gray permanece inalterado e inalterable....

The classic Oscar Wilde story brought to life. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" begins on a beautiful summer day in Victorian era England, where Lord Henry Wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man who is Basil's ultimate muse.

Sometimes self-fulfilling prophecies are not all they seem. Lord Arthur Savile is a young British aristocrat about to get married. Mr. Podgers tells people’s fortunes, and he has bad news for the groom: he will commit murder. Unable to get the thought off his mind, he decides to get it over with before entering into marriage, but things do not go as planned. Hear the darkly humorous short story "Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime" by Oscar Wilde from the late 19th century brought to life by B.J. Harrison. B. J.

"The Devoted Friend" from the 19th century is an unconventional classic for children and adults alike. The Water-rat tells the story of Big Hugh and his friend Hans, whose friendship is not what it seems, and certainly not easy. This story within the story tells of friendship, its importance and how it can go wrong. This ageless fairy tale is a dark and funny short story created by Oscar Wilde is now read by B.J. Harrison. It was also adapted into an animated TV movie in 2003 called "Wilde Stories: The Devoted Friend." B. J.

B.J. Harrison reads "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" which consists of various children’s stories by Oscar Wilde. Originally published in 1888, the work includes five memorable stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket". It features unforgettable characters, such as the happy prince who has never experienced sorrow and a nightingale who accepts a rose for the ultimate sacrifice.

B.J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde’s first short stories, "The Canterville Ghost". The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alone in the castle and that the ghost of an old tenant, Sir Simon de Canterville, is with them. Yet the family is not so easily scared, even if the ghost can take many shapes and forms. The short story from the late 19th century mixes humor with the macabre.

"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".

B.J. Harrison reads the classic that has puzzled and delighted readers for over two centuries. Dorian Gray is a beautiful man, who has been immortalized in a painting. As he comes to the realization that his beauty will eventually fade, he makes a wish to never lose his beauty and retain eternal youth. Meanwhile, his age and sins continue to live on in his portrait. The late-19th-century classic by Oscar Wilde, a charming yet horrifying Gothic novel, has been adapted countless times to the screen.

Ein Hörbuch voll schauriger Klassiker, erschaffen von den Meistern des Horrors. Ein mysteriöser Mantel, der die Person vollkommen verändert, die ihn trägt, Geister und rätselhafte Geräusche sowie ein angsteinflößendes Pendel versprechen einen hohen Gruselfaktor und rauben der Hörerschaft bis zum Schluss den Atem.

"El retrato del Sr. W. H." es una historia escrita por Oscar Wilde, publicada por primera vez en la revista Blackwood's Magazine en 1889. Fue posteriormente añadida a la colección "El crimen de lord Arthur Savile y otras historias". En esta novela corta Oscar Wilde intenta descubrir la identidad de la persona a la que van dedicados los sonetos de Shakespeare, un secreto que los expertos intentan averiguar sin éxito desde hace quinientos años. Hay múltiples teorías al respecto y Wilde se decanta por la teoría de que el autor de estos es Willie Hughes.

Un joven con un porvenir promisorio, ha decidido casarse. Sin embargo, un obstáculo inesperado e incómodo retrasa su proyecto cuando un quiromante le confiesa que ve un asesinato en su futuro.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of five stories first published in 1888. Oscar Wilde said of these stories that "they are studies in prose, put for Romance's sake into a fanciful form: meant partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy, and who find in simplicity a subtle strangeness." The five stories in this collection are "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket".

La historia relata el intento por descubrir la identidad del Sr. W.H., el enigmático dedicatario de los Sonetos (Shakespeare). Se encuentra basado en la teoría de Thomas Tyrwhitt, quien señala que los Sonetos fueron dirigidos hacia un tal Willie Hughes, representado en la historia como un niño que se dedica a la actuación, especializado en representar mujeres en la compañía de Shakespeare. Esta teoría depende de la suposición de que el dedicatario es también el Noble Joven, quien es sujeto de múltiples de sus poemas.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a Gothic and philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Fearing the story was indecent, the magazine's editor deleted roughly five hundred words before publication without Wilde's knowledge. Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding public morality.

"The Soul of Man" is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity. The writing of "The Soul of Man" followed Wilde's conversion to anarchist philosophy, following his reading of the works of Peter Kropotkin.

"The Young King" is a short historical fiction story for children by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. It was first published in 1891 as part of the anthology House of Pomegranates, which also includes "The Birthday of the Infanta", "The Fisherman and his Soul" and "The Star-Child". The action of "The Young King" takes place in an unnamed kingdom at an unspecified point in the past. The story's title character and protagonist is a 16-year-old boy.

"The Birthday of the Infanta" is about a hunchbacked dwarf, found in the woods by courtiers of the King of Spain. The hunchback's father sells him to the palace for the amusement of the king's daughter, the Infanta, on her twelfth birthday. Her birthday is the only time she is allowed to mingle with other children, and she much enjoys the many festivities arranged to mark it, especially the Dwarf's performance. He dances, as he did in the woods, thoroughly unaware of his audience's laughing at him.