The Life and Times of Oscar Wilde
The Life & Times of Oscar Wilde by Timothy Moffet
Sturgis emphasises the delirious recklessness of this new life. Foolishly, Wilde imagined that the accusations against him would be founded on the supposed immorality of some of his writing.
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Soon, his solicitor was demanding a prosecution. Constance urged her husband to flee abroad, but Sturgis believes he was too stunned to take the escape route that most in the establishment would have preferred.
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He was arrested and, the next day, committal proceedings began against him and Alfred Taylor , in whose rented rooms many of his sexual encounters had taken place. He never saw his sons again: Constance took them to live with her brother in Switzerland, changing her and their name to Holland. Ailing from a spine injury after a fall, she died in On his release, Wilde travelled to Dieppe and later to Italy, where he was reunited with Douglas.
He ended up in Paris, supported by Robert Ross, who had been his first male lover, and who emerges as the only hero of the story. A Life is published by Head of Zeus. Topics Biography books Book of the day. Order by newest oldest recommendations.
Show 25 25 50 All. First the length of this book. Second the substance of this book.
Third the little treats that this book have. There are so much more good things about this book, but this three reasons, is really pop out out of other things. First the length of this book is short but not too short. It only have 64 pages, you think its really short but if you read it somehow Timothy makes it adequate to tell the story in 64 pages. Second the substance of this book, this is not an ordinary biography book. Maybe there will be another story about his work in particular, but this book is focus only in Oscar's life so he never cross a line to even explain a little about his work, this is making this book great because not only this book is focus on one point, but by not explaining about Oscar's work, it tease the reader to find out about Oscar's work.
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Last but not least, the little treats that this book has, this book not only give you a story but it give you a picture too, maybe a portrait of the character, in this case Oscar's portrait. Its a nice treats, this book is not becoming one of that book that dull, full of words, this book is becoming a fun, nice, and educational.
Mar 20, Gerry rated it really liked it.
Oscar: A Life by Matthew Sturgis review – Wilde’s status is higher than ever
A very good short biography of Oscar from his boyhood days to his untimely death. All the main issues of his life are covered in a very readable story of this wayward genius's life. Obviously there are far more in depth biographies but this has all the ingredients that someone wanting an insight into his eccentric life and times requires.
Adam rated it it was ok Mar 14, Retrospectively, The Picture of Dorian Gray was a huge success because of its philosophical undertones and the way it made the audience reflect upon their lives. However, at the time, the book offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers and newspaper editors, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws that guarded the public morality.
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The Life & Times of Oscar Wilde
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