Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781163223260)

""Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions"" is a biography written by Frank Harris that delves into the life of the famous Irish playwright, poet, and novelist, Oscar Wilde. The book covers Wilde's upbringing, education, and early career, as well as his personal life, including his marriage and affairs with men. Harris uses primary sources and interviews with Wilde's acquaintances to paint a vivid portrait of the writer and his times. The book also includes Wilde's own writings, including letters and essays, providing insight into his thoughts and opinions. Overall, ""Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions"" is a comprehensive and illuminating account of one of the most fascinating figures in literary history.1930. Including the hitherto unpublished Full and Final Confession by Lord Alfred Douglas and My Memories of Oscar Wilde by Bernard Shaw. Harris, notorious author and editor of some of the top literary journals of his day, with a reputation as a rogue and womanizer, scandalized Britain, Europe and America in the 1920s with his autobiography, My Life and Loves. Here he writes the story of Wilde, Irish poet and dramatist whose reputation rests on his comic masterpieces Lady Wintermere's Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest and his notoriety falls to his imprisonment for homosexual practices. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Frank Harris
ISBN-10: 1163223263
ISBN-13: 9781163223260
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 524
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d