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A holograph manuscript of an early version of "The Harlot's House", dated April 1882, is preserved in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, Los Angeles.The final version of the poem was, according to Wilde's friend and biographer Robert Sherard, written in the spring of 1883 while the author was staying at the Hôtel Voltaire in Paris, and this account is probably accurate.
The Harlot's House – Dance Poem after Oscar Wilde: chamber 1988 Free-bass accordion, timpani and percussion Donald Swann: The Poetic Image: A Victorian Song Cycle: song cycle 1991 Swann set The Harlot's House, along with extracts from The Ballad of Reading Gaol and other texts by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, and John Clare
The Harlot's House – Dance Poem after Oscar Wilde for free-bass accordion, timpani and percussion (1988) [7] String Quartet, Voces Vagabundae (1990) Pan-Celtic Wind Quintet (2000) Celtic Triptych for solo recorder (2010), dedicated to John Turner [8]
A version of the song sung by Isla Cameron is used in the 1967 film Far From the Madding Crowd. [25] Another version was recorded as "The Bold Grenadier" by the progressive rock band IQ in 1989 which appeared on the compilation The Lost Attic. This song was also used in the July 31, 2019 episode of Harlots.
Tenor Enrico Caruso recorded the song in its original French on December 7, 1912. The record was issued by Victor in the USA, and in Europe by His Master's Voice, 1913. [1] A recording made on December 2, 1947 [2] by RCA Victor was a hit for Perry Como in the spring of 1948. It was released on singles as follows:
All tracks by Klive and Nigel Humberstone except where noted "Bombed" – 5:50 "Anatomy of a Poet" – 4:34 "In Perpetuum" – 4:49 "Motive" – 3:37
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
Duke as an artist uses themes and lyrics that can focus on literary references [6] [7] [8] and his religious Irish Catholic upbringing. [4] The song "Rabbit" is based on the John Updike Rabbit series of novels, [7] [8] "The Father, The Son and The Harlot's Ghost" is based on the novel Trinity by Leon Uris, [8] while "Ash Like Snow" is based on Ayn Rand's We the Living. [8] "