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This is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he recounts how he came to be in prison and charts his spiritual development. (summary by AdamH) NOTE: ."Transcribed from the 1913 Methuen & Co. edition Note that later editions of De Profundis contained more material. The most complete editions are still in copyright in the U.S.A."

In Oscar Wilde from Purgatory, Hester Dowden, known by her pen name Hester Travers Smith, takes listeners on a fascinating journey into the realm of the afterlife. As an Irish spiritualist medium, she claimed to have communicated with the spirits of various notable figures. Through her Ouija board sessions and automatic writing, she captures the essence of her conversations with the legendary poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde. His spirit is just as vibrant and witty as he was in life, sharing insights about existing without a physical form and offering candid critiques, including a memorable ...

In the pursuit of our desires, we often uncover the deepest curses. This tale follows a fisherman who, upon accidentally ensnaring a mermaid in his net, finds himself enchanted by her beauty and vows to marry her. However, she reveals that the only way to attain her love is to part with his soul. Guided by a witch, the fisherman learns how to sever this bond, but his soul, now free, seeks to reclaim its place through cunning persuasion. As it spins tales of a mesmerizing dancer nearby, the fisherman is drawn back to a dark reality—his soulless essence has turned malevolent. Beware of what ...

The Fisherman and his Soul is a captivating fairy tale, first published in November 1891 as part of Wilde’s “A House of Pomegranates.” This enchanting story follows a fisherman who, upon capturing a mermaid, finds himself irresistibly drawn to her. However, to be united with his beloved, he must relinquish his soul, which embarks on its own thrilling adventures. Will their forbidden love withstand the trials that lie ahead? Additionally, this reader has beautifully narrated the other three tales from “A House of Pomegranates,” available in the LibriVox Short Story Collections, ...