The Inn of Dreams: Poems by Olive Custance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781901157697)

Olive Custance was the beautiful wife of Lord Alfred Douglas, the disgraced lover of Oscar Wilde. Apart from that, the literary world knows little of her today. Her reputation lies very much in the shadow of the men who knew and loved her. And yet this woman was a gifted poet in her own right and a friend of many key figures of the 'fin de si cle'. In this edition of The Inn of Dreams, a selection of poems made by Custance herself in 1911, editor Edwin King casts new light on the woman and her work with a substantial biographical introduction. It is time for lovers of poetry to rediscover this charming girl who once wrote to her husband: "Like a shy child I bring you all my songs".

Author: Edwin James King, Olive Custance
ISBN-10: 1901157695
ISBN-13: 9781901157697
Publisher: Saint Austin Press
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2015
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.25d