Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann. Published by Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1987. 1st Stated American Edition. Hardbound w/Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. Book has few library marks, in overall excellent condition. ISBN 0394554841. LCCN 87-45354. A biography of the famed Victorian poet, playwright, and literary critic whose career was destroyed by his conviction and imprisonment in 1895 on vice charges. The author, a professor of English at Oxford University, spent more than a decade researching and writing this study, which remains the definitive account of Wilde's life to this day. Illustrated in black and white. 680 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 15203.