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OSCAR WILDE: A Life in Letters [ePub edition]

Release date: 7th Oct 2010

Authors: Merlin Holland Oscar Wilde

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.

IRISH PEACOCK AND SCARLET MARQUESS: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde

Release date: 19th Jan 2004

Author: Merlin Holland

'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.

THE COMPLETE LETTERS OF OSCAR WILDE

Release date: 2nd Nov 2000

Authors: Merlin Holland Sir Rupert Hart-Davis 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.