‘Managers of theatres in London and in America spend fortunes in telegraphing to me for plays – it is a bore’. So wrote Oscar Wilde in a previously unpublished letter to Florence West, who created the role of Mrs Cheveley in An Ideal Husband. Read more: marlandonwilde.blogspot.com/…
I wrote an article for Literary Hub about Oscar Wilde’s American interviews
Oscar Wilde did call the United States a “nation of lunatics,” but you probably aren’t surprised. @RPMarland on the Irish writer’s tour of Gilded Age America.
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Yesterday I had the incredible fortune to be able to speak about the interior design of Oscar Wilde’s home, in Oscar Wilde’s home. Here’s the text of my talk for those who weren’t there (or for those who were, but like citations): marlandonwilde.blogspot.com/…
Discovery of a long-lost portrait of Oscar Wilde’s sister
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What are the best books about Oscar Wilde? A curated reading list. marlandonwilde.blogspot.com/…
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Congratulations to editor @RPMarland - what an extraordinary accomplishment, just mind-blowing to collect so many sources together with such expertise. @OscarWildeUK
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