{"product_id":"after-oscar-merlin-holland-9798889661764","title":"After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive study of the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde after his death, written by Wilde's only grandson \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A fascinating sweep through a hundred years from Wilde's death to now.\"―Stephen Fry \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscar Wilde died in November 1900, exiled in Paris and exhausted by scandal and prison life. The details of his life in the limelight are well known; what have regularly been ignored are the reverberations of the scandal for decades after his death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith pathos, humor, and his grandfather's signature wit, Holland charts the extraordinary afterlife of the legendary writer and thinker, and traces the dramatic fluctuations in Wilde's posthumous reputation over the past 125 years. A true feat of storytelling and scholarship, including 56 illustrated pages, \u003cem\u003eAfter Oscar \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of Oscar's wife Constance and his sons Cyril and Vyvyan; his lovers, friends, and enemies; the afterlife of \u003cem\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/em\u003e; sightings from beyond the grave; the fate of the Wilde estate; and Oscar's contemporary status as a gay icon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most important works on Wilde in over fifty years, \u003cem\u003eAfter Oscar\u003c\/em\u003e exposes decades of sensationalist conjecture surrounding the Wilde family, and documents a century of homophobia within the British establishment. Illuminating and heartbreaking, Holland has written a book that will amuse, infuriate, fascinate, and shock. Readers beware―you're in for a Wilde ride. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merlin Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889661764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Merlin Holland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520850247935,"sku":"9798889661764","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0280df65-0da4-48b3-9d7d-a162add96b3d.jpg?v=1762887373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-oscar-merlin-holland-9798889661764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}