Symphony in Yellow

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Symphony in Yellow by Oscar Wilde. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 18, 2012.

Oscar Wilde, an Irish author who lived for much of his life in London, is most famous for his witty, satirical plays. He also worked for some time as a journalist.

Much of his poetry was written early in his career, with a notable exception being The Ballad of Reading Gaol. This poem, Symphony in Yellow, is probably one of his earlier works; in it he describes London in a flattering manner something he was disinclined to do after his trial and imprisonment.
(Summary by Lucy Perry)

Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Symphony in Yellow - Read by ALP Algy Pug
00:00:51
Play 02 Symphony in Yellow - Read by DB Deborah Brabyn
00:00:46
Play 03 Symphony in Yellow - Read by DL David Lawrence
00:00:54
Play 04 Symphony in Yellow - Read by Elli Elli
00:00:45
Play 05 Symphony in Yellow - Read by FS fshort
00:00:53
Play 06 Symphony in Yellow - Read by GC Snapdragon
00:00:50
Play 07 Symphony in Yellow - Read by JCM Jason Mills
00:00:46
Play 08 Symphony in Yellow - Read by JL April Gonzales
00:00:51
Play 09 Symphony in Yellow - Read by JM Jannie Meisberger
00:00:57
Play 10 Symphony in Yellow - Read by JR James Rogers
00:00:51
Play 11 Symphony in Yellow - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett
00:00:49
Play 12 Symphony in Yellow - Read by LLW Leonard Wilson
00:00:55
Play 13 Symphony in Yellow - Read by MC Mona Curtis
00:01:01
Play 14 Symphony in Yellow - Read by MEW Elizabeth
00:00:51
Play 15 Symphony in Yellow - Read by MG Martin Geeson
00:01:08
Play 16 Symphony in Yellow - Read by NB nbvoices
00:01:04
Play 17 Symphony in Yellow - Read by REF Rhonda Federman
00:00:53
Play 18 ravenotation
00:01:04
Play 19 Symphony in Yellow - Read by RWH Robert Hoffman
00:00:52
Play 20 Symphony in Yellow - Read by UM ekzemplaro
00:00:51
Play 21 Symphony in Yellow - Read by WM wminbru
00:00:56