{"product_id":"de-profundis-oscar-wilde-9798295854323","title":"De Profundis: Oscar Wilde's Prison Letter on Love, Suffering, and the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/em\u003e by Oscar Wilde is one of the most powerful and personal works of literary confession ever written-a long prison letter shaped by love, betrayal, suffering, art, and spiritual reckoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten during Wilde's imprisonment in Reading Gaol, the letter is addressed to Lord Alfred Douglas, whose relationship with Wilde had become inseparable from his public downfall. In it, Wilde looks back on love, vanity, dependency, humiliation, and loss with extraordinary intensity. What begins as a private reckoning becomes a profound meditation on sorrow, forgiveness, creativity, and the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike Wilde's famous comedies and glittering social satire, \u003cem\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/em\u003e reveals a writer stripped of public performance and forced into painful self-examination. Yet the brilliance of his language remains. Wilde transforms personal ruin into a searching reflection on beauty, suffering, Christ, art, and the possibility of inner change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published after Wilde's death, \u003cem\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/em\u003e stands as an essential work for readers interested in classic literature, LGBTQ+ history, prison writing, spiritual autobiography, and the life of one of the most celebrated and tragic figures of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the emotional force, elegance, and complexity of Wilde's original text. For readers who know Wilde through \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/em\u003e offers a deeper and more intimate encounter with the man behind the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295854323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Curated Collection Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Oscar Wilde","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997951897855,"sku":"9798295854323","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/de-profundis-oscar-wilde-9798295854323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}