As a huge fan of Oscar Wilde’s shorter works (The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere’s Fan, An Ideal Husband andThe Canterville Ghost) it is with great pleasure that I welcome the author of Oscar’s Ghost, Laura Lee to Booklover…
An Ideal Husband in audiobook… a classic play by Oscar Wilde performed by LA Theatre Works An Ideal Husband Synopsis: A tender love story, a serpentine villainess, a glittering setting in London society, and a showering of Wildean witticism are only…
Review Summary: In The Canterville Ghost, with modern prose and themes, and characters like caricatures, Oscar Wilde lampoons traditional ghost stories. The Canterville Ghost Short Synopsis: A terrifying ghost is haunting the ancient mansion of Canterville Chase, complete with creaking floorboards, clanking…
Lady Windermere’s Fan Synopsis: Oscar Wilde’s first play confronts the hypocrisy of public “morality” compared with genuine, private kindness. When it opened in 1892, Lady Windermere’s Fan was an instant success and now, more than a century later, it continues to…
As 2012 draws to a close it is time to reflect on all the wonderful books that have entertained and challenged our minds in 2012… …and shine a spotlight on my Best Books of 2012. In 2012 I awarded 7…
Review Summary: In The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde turns the absurd and farcical into sheer brilliance. Highly recommended in audio. The Importance of Being Earnest Synopsis: This final play from the pen of Oscar Wilde is a stylish send-up…
