Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (1890-1895)


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This second collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde includes letters written when the Irish playwright was at the height of his success. Wilde defends several of his works from criticism and even censorship, and writes "prose poems" to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, that will eventually be read out in court. The letters, some of which have been excerpted or redacted, are sourced from auction catalogues, newspapers, biographies, and other texts in the public domain. For a complete collection of Wilde's letters, please see "The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde," (2000) edited by Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis. - Summary by Rob Marland (2 hr 38 min)

Chapters

Exchange with the editor of the St James's Gazette, 26-28 June 1890 (re: critic… 32:51 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Daily Chronicle, 2 July 1890 (re: criticism of The Picture… 5:44 Read by Rob Marland
Exchange with the editor of the Scots Observer (re: criticism of The Picture of… 20:45 Read by Rob Marland
To Clyde Fitch 0:41 Read by Rob Marland
To an unidentified correspondent (re: biography for a cyclopedia), 1890 0:55 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 3 Feb. 1891 (re: fashions in… 8:31 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 27 Aug. 1891 1:21 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 25 Sept. 1891 (re: Rudyard Kipling) 2:33 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Speaker (London, UK), 5 Dec. 1891 (re: criticism of A Hous… 6:10 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 11 Dec. 1891 5:20 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 19 Feb. 1892 (re: actors as … 7:35 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the St. James's Gazette, 27 Feb. 1892 (re: criticism of Lady W… 3:14 Read by Rob Marland
To Monsieur X of the Gaulois, June 1892 (re: censorship of Salome) 2:39 Read by Rob Marland
To 'Sydney', Oct. 1892 0:41 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:15 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:14 Read by Rob Marland
To an unidentified correspondent (re: Lady Windermere's Fan) 1:21 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 2 Mar. 1893 (re: Salome) 1:48 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:54 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:42 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 1:22 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 1:27 Read by Rob Marland
To 'Frank' 2:00 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:23 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:46 Read by Rob Marland
To the Editor of the Times (London, UK), 16 Jan. 1894 (re: the Thirteen Club) 1:31 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 0:42 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 2:57 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 1:20 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 11:09 Read by Rob Marland
Lord Alfred Douglas to the Marquess of Queensberry, Aug. 1894 1:22 Read by Rob Marland
Exchange with the editors of the Pall Mall Gazette, Sept. 1894 (re: false attri… 9:09 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 1:32 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette (re: the green carnation) 1:09 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 3:47 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 0:47 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 0:51 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 0:50 Read by Rob Marland
To Ada Leverson 0:58 Read by Rob Marland
To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:36 Read by Rob Marland
To Robert Ross 1:06 Read by Rob Marland
To the editor of the Evening News (London, UK), 5 Apr. 1895 (re: collapse of th… 1:12 Read by Rob Marland