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    Essays and Lectures (Unabridged)
    Essays and Lectures (Unabridged)
    Essays and Lectures (Unabridged)
    Audiobook5 hours

    Essays and Lectures (Unabridged)

    Written by Oscar Wilde

    Narrated by Bryan Godwin

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    About this audiobook

    'Essays and Lectures' is a collection of essays and lectures by Oscar Wilde. 'Essays and Lectures' contains "The Rise of Historical Criticism", "The English Renaissance of Art", "House Decoration", "Art and the Handicraftsman", "Lecture to Art Students", "London Models" and "Poems in Prose".
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookstream Audiobooks
    Release dateNov 12, 2022
    ISBN9783991350316
    Essays and Lectures (Unabridged)
    Author

    Oscar Wilde

    Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.

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