Wilde's Women: How Oscar Wilde Was Shaped by the Women He Knew

by Eleanor Fitzsimmons and Eleanor Fitzsimons

In this essential work, Eleanor Fitzsimons reframes Wilde's story and his legacy through the women in his life, including such scintillating figures as Florence Balcombe; actress Lillie Langtry; and his tragic and witty niece, Dolly, who, like Wilde, loved fast cars, cocaine, and foreign women. Fresh, revealing, and entertaining, full of fascinating detail and anecdotes, Wilde's Women relates the untold story of how a beloved writer and libertine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468315021
• ISBN13: 9781468315028
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"