Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) was born in Dublin. He attended Trinity College Dublin, and - later - Magdalen College, Oxford. During a life crowded with incident he achieved great success as a playwright, and fame as a wit.Matthew Sturgis is the author of Oscar: A Life - hailed as 'simply the best modern biography of Wilde. He has also written acclaimed lives of Aubrey Beardsley and Walter Sickert, as well as Passionate Attitudes - a history of the English Decadence of the fin-de-siecle. He has been described - by A.N. Wilson in the TLS - as 'the greatest chronicle of the 1890s we have ever had.'
Wildeana is an intriguing, entertaining miscellany of
recollections, letters, descriptions, skits, about Oscar Wilde by
his contemporaries, as well as scraps of his own writing. An
enlightening collection, perfect for dipping into, for Oscar Wilde
fans and newcomers alike.
*Tatler (Autumn books roundup)*
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