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Oscar Wilde

by Vyvyan Beresford Holland

ISBN: 0500260311
ISBN-13: 9780500260319
Format: Paperback

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published date: 1998
Size: 7.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds

Synopses

A biography of the late nineteenth century author who was one of the most successful playwrights and celebrated wits in the English-speaking world.

Publisher's Notes

A legendary figure of his generation, Oscar Wilde rapidly became the most successful playwright and the most celebrated wit in the English-speaking world. However his downfall from being the darling of the salons to an object of vicious calumny was not only a remarkable cause celebre but also a pitiful tragedy.

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