The Fall of the House of Wilde - Emer O'Sullivan

`Emer O'Sullivan has made an indispensable contribution to Wildean literature ... Compelling informative and fascinating' Stephen Fry Oscar Wilde's father - scientist surgeon archaeologist writer - was one of the most eminent men of his generation. His mother - poet journalist translator - hosted an influential salon at 1 Merrion Square. Together they were one of Victorian Ireland's most dazzling and enlightened couples. When in 1864 Sir William Wilde was accused of ually assaulting a female patient it sent shock waves through Dublin society. After his death some ten years later Jane attempted to re-establish the family in London where Oscar burst irrepressibly upon the scene only to fall in a trial as public as his father's. A remarkable and perceptive account The Fall of the House of Wilde is a major repositioning of our first modern celebrity a man whose fall from grace marked the end of fin de siecle decadence.

TITLE: The Fall of the House of Wilde

AUTHOR: Emer O'Sullivan

SKU: 9781408863169

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

DATE PUBLISHED: 23/02/2017

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 512

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 198 mm

WEIGHT: 375 gr