A 1st print (number line to 1) of an apparent 1st American edition of a meticulously researched biography that charts Wilde's odyssey through London's sexual underworld and reconstructs his emotional and sexual life. The only noticeable flaw is a small bump at the center of the fore edge of a few pages. Otherwise it is clean, crisp and tight. A very good or better copy. A heavy, thick book that may rquire additional postage.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde: An Intimate Biography
Publisher: Basic Books, New York, NY
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0465044387
ISBN 13: 9780465044382
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First American Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Very Good - Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine

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Synopsis

Oscar Wilde said of himself, “I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my work.” Now, for the first time, Neil McKenna focuses on the tormented genius of Wilde's personal life, reproducing remarkable love letters and detailing Wilde's until-now unknown relationships with other men.McKenna has spent years researching Wilde's life, drawing on extensive new material, including never-before published poems as well as recently discovered trial statements made by male prostitutes and blackmailers about Wilde. McKenna provides explosive evidence of the political machinations behind Wilde's trials for sodomy, as well as his central role in the burgeoning gay world of Victorian London. Dazzlingly written and meticulously researched, The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde fully charts Wilde's astonishing odyssey through London's sexual underworld and paints a frank and vivid psychological portrait of a troubled genius.

About the Author

Neil McKenna is an award-winning British journalist who has written for the Independent , the Observer , the Guardian , and the New Statesman . He is the author of On the Margins: Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Developing World . He lives in London.

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