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The Letters of Oscar Wilde | Irish America


By Irish America Staff
One of Oscar Wilde’s wishes was that he be talked about 100 years after his death. Well, his wish has been granted. November 30 marked the centenary of the writer’s passing at the age of 46. To commemorate this anniversary, his grandson Merlin Holland in conjunction with the late Rupert Hart-Davis has published
The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde, spanning his years as a student at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen to his death in 1900. As Holland points out in the Introduction, “To read his letters, particularly those written to intimate friends without thought of publication, is as close as we shall come to the magic of hearing him in person.” The book is available through Henry Holt publishers ($45.00). ♦ ....

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Book World: How did all these books get into my house? There s a method to what seems like madness.
Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Jan. 6, 2021
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Even though I gave away or sold perhaps 150 boxes of books in 2020, the stunned amazement of anyone who wanders into my basement or attic apparently remains, to quote Sherlock Holmes, the one fixed point in a changing age. Admittedly, only a small number of people crossed my threshold during this time of coronavirus restrictions, but most never even bothered to ask, Have you read all these books? They just stood dumbfounded, though a few were overheard to murmur, I feel sorry for his poor wife or, more rarely, There, but for the grace of God, go I. My living room, to my delight if no one else s, can now pass as the ramshackle library of an impoverished London club circa 1895. More and more often, I settle into a sha ....

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