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An Ideal Husband
Written by Oscar Wilde
Narrated by Samantha Eggar, David Warner, Edward Mulhare and
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Just another fancy dinner party, filled with Oscar Wilde's wit and style. Threats of blackmail, political corruption, and romantic love fly in this well-acted and timely Victorian classic.
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who rose to global fame in the 1880s as a larger-than-life public persona with plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, and Lady Windermere's Fan. The author of countless brilliant epigrams that form part of our popular lexicon, he was sentenced to two years of hard labor in prison for having relations with men, which ruined his reputation and career. Upon his release he exiled himself in France, where he died penniless. Today Wilde is celebrated as a courageous crusader for free expression, gay love, and anyone oppressed by hypocritical conventions.
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