The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde

Wilde, Oscar, edited by Merlin Holland, and Rupert Hart-Davis

ISBN 10: 0805059156 / ISBN 13: 9780805059151

Published by Henry Holt, 2000

About this Item

ex-library, usual library markings, otherwise clean and sound, barely used, octavo, 1270 pages, stated first edition, first printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde
• Publisher: Henry Holt
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805059156
• ISBN 13: 9780805059151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Here is Oscar Wilde revealed in his own words--including more than 200 previously unpublished letters--available to coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of his death

Deliciously wicked, astoundingly clever, and often outright shocking, Oscar Wilde put his art into his work and his genius into his life. In this collection, replete with newly discovered letters, the full extent of that genius is unveiled.
Charting his life from his Irish upbringing to fame in his fin de siècle London to infamy and exile in Paris, the letters--written between 1875 and 1900 to publishers and fans, friends and lovers, enemies and adversaries--resound with Wilde's wit, brilliance, and humanity. Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland, and Rupert Hart-Davis have produced a provocative and revealing self-portrait.
Wilde's reputation as a serious thinker, humorous writer, and gay icon continues to flourish. The Complete Letters is an intimate exploration of his life and thoughts--Wilde in his own words.

About the Author

Merlin Holland is a journalist who has devoted over twenty years to researching his grandfather's life. Author of The Wilde Album (0-8050-5894-X), he lives in London with his wife and son. Rupert Hart-Davis was the editor of the original collected letters of Oscar Wilde, published in 1962, as well as the editor of numerous other volumes of Wilde's work.