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Merlin Holland
Merlin Holland, son of Vyvyan Holland, is the only grandson of Oscar Wilde. After Wilde’s conviction, his wife, Constance, and their sons were forced to change their name to Holland after being refused accommodation at a Swiss hotel. The family has never reverted to the name Wilde. For the last twenty years Merlin has been researching his grandfather’s life and works, and now lectures and broadcasts regularly on Wilde. He has published two books with Fourth Estate, The Wilde Album (1997) and The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde (2000) He is a journalist and lives in London with his wife and son.
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OSCAR WILDE: A Life in Letters [ePub edition]
Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and prose fiction, but apparently it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost and his autobiography was never written, but his letters reveal him at his spontaneous, sparkling best.
Publication date: UK 7th Oct 2010
IRISH PEACOCK AND SCARLET MARQUESS: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde
'As good as being in the gallery. Enthralling.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times The original transcript of the famous Wilde vs Queensberry trial, containing previously unseen details and exchanges. With extensive footnotes and a new introduction, this definitive account is a dramatic read that will delight Wilde enthusiasts and the general reader.
Publication date: UK 19th Jan 2004
OSCAR WILDE: A Life in Letters
Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and prose fiction, but apparently it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost and his autobiography was never written, but his letters reveal him at his spontaneous, sparkling best.
Publication date: UK 3rd Nov 2003
THE COMPLETE LETTERS OF OSCAR WILDE
This edition marks the centenary of Oscar Wilde’s death, and is the most complete ever to appear. It contains over 1500 of his letters, and anyone unfamiliar with Wilde as a correspondent will find it packed with unexpected delights. This magnificent collection is a major publishing event.
Publication date: UK 2nd Nov 2000