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Aphorisms

by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

In 1894, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) published two short collections of aphorisms: “A Few Maxims For The Instruction Of The Over-Educated”, in the Saturday Review newspaper, and “Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young”, in the Oxford student magazine The Chameleon. By turns witty, intellectual, counter-intuitive and obtuse, the collections came to be seen by many as emblematic of Wilde’s style, and countless collections of Wildean aphorisms have since been published. (Summary by Carl Manchester)

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• “A Few Maxims for the Instruction Of The Over-Educated” e-text
• “Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young” e-text
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Total running time: 0:11:44
Read by Carl Manchester

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• 1 – A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated 00:04:44
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• 2 – Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young 00:07:00
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Cataloged on May 03, 2008