Project Gutenberg 2005-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 168 Harris, Frank 1856 1931 Harris, James Thomas Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 1 (of 2) Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 1 (of 2)" by Frank Harris is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative delves into the life and experiences of the celebrated playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, exploring the complexities of his character and the events that led to his eventual downfall. The opening of the book sets the stage by recounting a scandalous trial involving Wilde's father, Sir William Wilde. The dramatic courtroom proceedings not only captivate Dublin society but also provide insight into the family dynamics and social environment in which Oscar was raised. As the narrative progresses, it highlights Oscar’s early years, from his childhood in Dublin and schooling experiences to his literary aspirations at Trinity College and Oxford. Through vivid anecdotes and reflective passages, Harris paints a portrait of Wilde as an exceptional thinker and artist, foreshadowing the brilliance and tragedies that would later define his public legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 473426 473423 2024-10-07T12:53:39.020048 2023-09-08T03:50:20.035856 text/html text/html 490894 2020-12-12T17:57:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 516546 2020-12-12T17:57:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 612885 2024-10-07T12:53:50.583010 application/epub+zip 617891 2024-10-07T12:53:43.561043 application/epub+zip 252031 2024-10-07T12:53:41.863067 application/epub+zip 661449 2024-10-07T12:53:55.512000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627998 2024-10-07T12:53:49.240029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475399 2022-09-08T08:09:01.506372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428840 428736 2024-10-07T12:53:37.676052 2023-09-08T03:50:19.037833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 428485 2020-12-12T17:57:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164349 2020-12-12T17:57:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 428506 2020-12-12T17:57:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164249 2020-12-12T17:57:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21295 2024-10-07T12:53:55.647964 application/rdf+xml 20206 2024-10-07T12:53:42.440047 image/jpeg 4334 2024-10-07T12:53:42.150112 image/jpeg 610059 2024-10-07T12:53:39.070076 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia