Oscars Books by Thomas Wright
Explores the personality of Oscar Wilde through his reading. This book tells the story of Wilde's 'long and lovely' life, from his childhood in Dublin, where he was nurtured on Celtic myth, Romantic poetry and Irish folklore; to prison, where his friends supplied him with literature which saved his sanity.
Of Anglo-Irish descent, Thomas Wright was educated at Saint Thomas More School, Bedford. Overwhelmed by The Picture of Dorian Gray in his teens, he applied for Magdalen, Oscar Wilde's college at Oxford, and was accepted; during his time there he occupied a room containing the fireplace that once stood in the library of Wilde's Chelsea home. He has frequently lectured on Wilde and written countless articles about him. He is the author of Oscar Wilde's Table Talk. Thomas Wright lives in Genoa and London, and sometimes writes about subjects unconnected with his hero.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780701180614 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701180617 |
| Title | Oscars Books |
| Author | Thomas Wright |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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