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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
November 1, 1988
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780192821973
ISBN-10
0192821970
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$10.95
Other format details
university press
§As reported by publisher
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Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde | The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde | Oscar Wilde | The Secret Life Of Oscar Wilde | The Wilde Album | The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: As the public interest in Oscar Wilde grew, and the lies about him multiplied, Vyvyan Holland, Wilde's son, decided to write his own account of the "Oscar Wilde scandal" and its aftermath. The first publication of Son of Oscar Wilde in 1954 was a daring endeavor, considering that homosexuality remained a crime in England at that time, and his father had been convicted of that crime.
Now available with a new Foreword by Merlin Holland, Vyvyan Holland's son, this memoir--which Vyvyan Holland described as "not a very amusing or entertaining story"--reveals Oscar Wilde as a much-loved though often absent member of the family. Focusing on the scandal from the point of view of a small boy, it dramatically portrays how the family dealt with Oscar's persecution, and after his death, attempted to deny that he ever lived by taking the extreme measure of changing the sons' names from Wilde to Holland. Vyvyan Holland describes in detail his early happy years followed by the exile and his years in Germany and Monaco, his return to England and his adolescent years, and his decision as a mature adult to lay to rest the bitter memory of his early years by recording them for posterity.
This edition also contains 33 of Oscar Wilde's letters to friends; a reminiscence of Wilde by W.W. Ward; some prose poems by Wilde; letters from Lord Alfred Douglas to Vyvyan Holland; and several contemporary newspaper reports of events during and after the Oscar Wilde affair. A tragic story of prejudice, fear, and much sadness, this memoir reveals one boy's ability to survive such extreme cruelty and suffering.
Now available with a new Foreword by Merlin Holland, Vyvyan Holland's son, this memoir--which Vyvyan Holland described as "not a very amusing or entertaining story"--reveals Oscar Wilde as a much-loved though often absent member of the family. Focusing on the scandal from the point of view of a small boy, it dramatically portrays how the family dealt with Oscar's persecution, and after his death, attempted to deny that he ever lived by taking the extreme measure of changing the sons' names from Wilde to Holland. Vyvyan Holland describes in detail his early happy years followed by the exile and his years in Germany and Monaco, his return to England and his adolescent years, and his decision as a mature adult to lay to rest the bitter memory of his early years by recording them for posterity.
This edition also contains 33 of Oscar Wilde's letters to friends; a reminiscence of Wilde by W.W. Ward; some prose poems by Wilde; letters from Lord Alfred Douglas to Vyvyan Holland; and several contemporary newspaper reports of events during and after the Oscar Wilde affair. A tragic story of prejudice, fear, and much sadness, this memoir reveals one boy's ability to survive such extreme cruelty and suffering.
Editions
Hardcover
Reprint edition from Greenwood Pub Group (June 1, 1980)
9780837168845 | details & prices | List price $15.50
Paperback
With Merlin Holland |
Revised edition from Carroll & Graf Pub (September 1, 1999)
9780786707010 | details & prices | 289 pages | 7.75 × 5.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $11.95
About: The author recalls his own life and his remembrances of his father, who died when the author was a young boy
About: The author recalls his own life and his remembrances of his father, who died when the author was a young boy
The price comparison is for this edition
from Oxford Univ Pr (November 1, 1988)
9780192821973 | details & prices | List price $10.95
About: As the public interest in Oscar Wilde grew, and the lies about him multiplied, Vyvyan Holland, Wilde's son, decided to write his own account of the "Oscar Wilde scandal" and its aftermath.
About: As the public interest in Oscar Wilde grew, and the lies about him multiplied, Vyvyan Holland, Wilde's son, decided to write his own account of the "Oscar Wilde scandal" and its aftermath.
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