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    An Ideal Husband
    An Ideal Husband
    An Ideal Husband
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    An Ideal Husband

    Written by Oscar Wilde

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place within a single day. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." (Summary from Wikipedia)

    Characters:
    Narrator – Read by Alex Foster
    The Earl Of Caversham, K.G. – Read by Linton
    Viscount Goring, his son – Read by John Gonzalez
    Sir Robert Chiltern, Bart., Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs – Read by David Barnes
    Vicomte De Nanjac, Attache at the French Embassy in London – Read by Juho Fröjd
    Mr. Montford – Read by Matthew Walton
    Mason, Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern – Read by Hugh McGuire
    Phipps, Lord Goring’s servant – Read by Juho Fröjd
    James, footman – Read by Read by Chris Goringe
    Harold, footman – Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz
    Lady Chiltern – Read by Kristin Hughes
    Lady Markby – Read by Heather Barnett
    The Countess Of Basildon – Read by JemmaBlythe
    Mrs. Marchmont – Read by Ezwa
    Miss Mabel Chiltern, Sir Robert Chiltern’s sister – Read by Ophelia Darcy
    Mrs. Cheveley – Read by Betsie Bush
    Project Editor – Paula Berinstein
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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    Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who rose to global fame in the 1880s as a larger-than-life public persona with plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, and Lady Windermere's Fan. The author of countless brilliant epigrams that form part of our popular lexicon, he was sentenced to two years of hard labor in prison for having relations with men, which ruined his reputation and career. Upon his release he exiled himself in France, where he died penniless. Today Wilde is celebrated as a courageous crusader for free expression, gay love, and anyone oppressed by hypocritical conventions.

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