Project Gutenberg 2005-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 161 Harris, Frank 1856 1931 Harris, James Thomas Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 2 (of 2) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy 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 2 (of 2)" by Frank Harris is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. This volume delves into the tumultuous period of Oscar Wilde's life in prison, exploring the challenges he faced and the transformation of his character during incarceration. The work presents both a reflection on Wilde's struggles and a profound examination of suffering and its impact on one's humanity and artistry. The opening of this volume offers a vivid portrayal of Oscar Wilde's prison experience, highlighting both the harsh realities of incarceration and the emotional turmoil it wrought. Harris introduces the idea of Wilde as an artist confronting an unbearable ordeal, contemplating whether he would be conquered by despair or rise above his circumstances. Through vivid descriptions, the text recounts Wilde's initial suffering, the later kindness he received from the prison authorities, and his realization of the value of pity and suffering. This transformation not only leads him to deeper insights about humanity but also inspires him to begin writing "De Profundis," showcasing how the brutal conditions of prison catalyze significant reflections on his past and future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 536005 535975 2024-10-07T12:53:57.441003 2023-09-08T03:50:33.485953 text/html text/html 552333 2020-12-12T17:57:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 359644 2020-12-12T17:57:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 458435 2024-10-07T12:54:10.276900 application/epub+zip 462150 2024-10-07T12:54:02.334941 application/epub+zip 273617 2024-10-07T12:54:00.498992 application/epub+zip 643540 2024-10-07T12:54:15.580005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617618 2024-10-07T12:54:08.720896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520668 2022-09-08T08:09:23.068564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470601 470497 2024-10-07T12:53:55.910025 2023-09-08T03:50:32.223947 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 470207 2020-12-12T17:57:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 184190 2020-12-12T17:57:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 470208 2020-12-12T17:57:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184064 2020-12-12T17:57:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21517 2024-10-07T12:54:15.716860 application/rdf+xml 20231 2024-10-07T12:54:01.092945 image/jpeg 4332 2024-10-07T12:54:00.795953 image/jpeg 449184 2024-10-07T12:53:57.493990 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