Read by: Simon Russell Beale

This is the remarkable and tragic story of Oscar Wilde, legendary wit and
conversationalist, author of perhaps the most perfect comedy in the English
language, yet seemingly doomed by his own flawed temperament to suffer at
the hands of a censorious and hypocritical society...

This is the book that helped resurrect the reputation of one of the most
tragic figures in English literature. When this book was originally
published, Wilde was nowhere near the iconic figure he is now accepted as.
Today, a bust stands in Westminster Abbey, and Hesketh Pearson's biography
can claim a good measure of the credit for it. Comprehensive, detailed and
sympathetic without being hagiographic, this book is essential to
understanding the enigmatic genius of Oscar Wilde.

The music is by Widor, Curzon, Dvorak, Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Chabrier.

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