THE OSCAR WILDE STORY SUITE

This audio collection includes most of Wilde's short fiction, most of which, in turn, is fairy tales. The writing is beautiful, of course, but the stories preach a rather simplistic morality, more appropriate for children than for adult listeners. All the narrators are equally good, but they were recorded in different studios with different production values. The background tone varies from story to story, and some have sound effects, some have music, some both, and some neither. If you're listening to one story at a time, this is no problem, but if you listen to them all in sequence, it is a small annoyance. But, in any case, this production gives listeners the opportunity to hear some of Wilde's least-known works. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2022]