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    A House of Pomegranates

    Written by Oscar Wilde

    Narrated by Sean Murphy

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    A House of Pomegranates (1891) is the title of the second collection of Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde. This book contains four tales:

    1. "The Young King"; which is about taking responsibility.
    2. "The Birthday of the Infanta"; a commentary on the unfeeling behaviour of the upper classes.
    3. "The Fisherman and his Soul"; is about the triumph of love in adversity.
    4. "The Star-Child"; which is about responsibility and doing what is right despite the cost.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOregan Publishing Audio
    Release dateNov 28, 2018
    ISBN9782291051282
    Author

    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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