The Fisherman and his Soul

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

”The Fisherman and his Soul” is a fairy tale first published in November of 1891 in Wilde’s “A House of Pomegranates”. It tells of a fisherman who nets and falls in love with a mermaid. But to be with her he must shed his soul, which goes off to have adventures of its own. Will forbidden love endure? -- This reader has also recorded the three other tales in “A House of Pomegranates” which can be found in the LibriVox Short Story Collections, volumes 37, 38, and 39. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Fisherman and his Soul (Part 1) Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
00:41:13
Play 02 The Fisherman and his Soul (Part 2) Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
00:39:07