Lady Windermere's Fan
Author : Oscar Wilde
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 1 hour 45 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
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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, a century later, it continues to be revived frequently. The reasons for its popularity are not difficult to identify: the play's witty dialogue contains many of Wilde's most quoted aphorisms, its stylish setting provides opportunities for elegant presentation, and its cast of memorable characters play out a story which is genuinely moving.
This new audiobook production brings together a cast worthy of Wilde's creative genius.
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Alexander's Bridge
Author : Willa Cather
Performed By : Marguerite Gavin
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
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There is a pleasure in listening to the imagery of Alexander's Bridge that is similar to
viewing a beautiful watercolor, as in the following description of a Boston street in late afternoon: "The sun
sank rapidly; the silvery light had faded from the bare boughs and the watery twilight was setting in when
Wilson at last walked down the hill, descending into cooler and cooler depths of grayish shadow."
Against this delicate imagery, Willa Cather renders the tough inner terrain of a man in mid-life crisis. Bartley
Alexander is a master bridge engineer. At forty-three he is at the height of his power, comfortable with success
and all it brings. Yet he yearns for the lost vibrancy of his youth. He leads a double life, veering between his
beautiful, accomplished wife and his mistress, an actress he knew as a student in Paris. This conflict creates
a crack in the structure of his life which ultimately undermines him.
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