Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (1890-1895)
Oscar Wilde
42 chapters · 2 h 38 min · English
Read by Rob Marland
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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
Chapters
1 Exchange with the editor of the St James's Gazette, 26-28 June 1890 (re: criticism of The Picture of Dorian Gray) 33 min 2 To the editor of the Daily Chronicle, 2 July 1890 (re: criticism of The Picture of Dorian Gray) 6 min 3 Exchange with the editor of the Scots Observer (re: criticism of The Picture of Dorian Gray) 21 min 4 To Clyde Fitch 1 min 5 To an unidentified correspondent (re: biography for a cyclopedia), 1890 1 min 6 To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 3 Feb. 1891 (re: fashions in dress) 9 min 7 To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 27 Aug. 1891 1 min 8 To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 25 Sept. 1891 (re: Rudyard Kipling) 3 min 9 To the editor of the Speaker (London, UK), 5 Dec. 1891 (re: criticism of A House of Pomegranates) 6 min 10 To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 11 Dec. 1891 5 min 11 To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 19 Feb. 1892 (re: actors as puppets) 8 min 12 To the editor of the St. James's Gazette, 27 Feb. 1892 (re: criticism of Lady Windermere's Fan) 3 min 13 To Monsieur X of the Gaulois, June 1892 (re: censorship of Salome) 3 min 14 To 'Sydney', Oct. 1892 1 min 15 To Lord Alfred Douglas 1 min 16 To Lord Alfred Douglas 1 min 17 To an unidentified correspondent (re: Lady Windermere's Fan) 1 min 18 To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 2 Mar. 1893 (re: Salome) 2 min 19 To Lord Alfred Douglas 2 min 20 To Lord Alfred Douglas 2 min 21 To Ada Leverson 1 min 22 To Ada Leverson 1 min 23 To 'Frank' 2 min 24 To Lord Alfred Douglas 1 min 25 To Lord Alfred Douglas 2 min 26 To the Editor of the Times (London, UK), 16 Jan. 1894 (re: the Thirteen Club) 2 min 27 To Ada Leverson 1 min 28 To Lord Alfred Douglas 3 min 29 To Ada Leverson 1 min 30 To Lord Alfred Douglas 11 min 31 Lord Alfred Douglas to the Marquess of Queensberry, Aug. 1894 1 min 32 Exchange with the editors of the Pall Mall Gazette, Sept. 1894 (re: false attribution of poem) 9 min 33 To Ada Leverson 2 min 34 To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette (re: the green carnation) 1 min 35 To Lord Alfred Douglas 4 min 36 To Ada Leverson 1 min 37 To Ada Leverson 1 min 38 To Ada Leverson 1 min 39 To Ada Leverson 1 min 40 To Lord Alfred Douglas 2 min 41 To Robert Ross 1 min 42 To the editor of the Evening News (London, UK), 5 Apr. 1895 (re: collapse of the Queensberry libel trial) 1 min
