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


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

01 - Exchange with the editor of the St James's Gazette, 26-28 June 1890 (re: c… 32:50
02 - To the editor of the Daily Chronicle, 2 July 1890 (re: criticism of The Pi… 5:43
03 - Exchange with the editor of the Scots Observer (re: criticism of The Pictu… 20:44
04 - To Clyde Fitch 0:41
05 - To an unidentified correspondent (re: biography for a cyclopedia), 1890 0:55
06 - To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 3 Feb. 1891 (re: fashio… 8:31
07 - To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 27 Aug. 1891 1:21
08 - To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 25 Sept. 1891 (re: Rudyard Kiplin… 2:33
09 - To the editor of the Speaker (London, UK), 5 Dec. 1891 (re: criticism of A… 6:09
10 - To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 11 Dec. 1891 5:20
11 - To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 19 Feb. 1892 (re: actor… 7:35
12 - To the editor of the St. James's Gazette, 27 Feb. 1892 (re: criticism of L… 3:14
13 - To Monsieur X of the Gaulois, June 1892 (re: censorship of Salome) 2:38
14 - To 'Sydney', Oct. 1892 0:41
15 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:15
16 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:14
17 - To an unidentified correspondent (re: Lady Windermere's Fan) 1:21
18 - To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 2 Mar. 1893 (re: Salome) 1:47
19 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:54
20 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:41
21 - To Ada Leverson 1:21
22 - To Ada Leverson 1:26
23 - To 'Frank' 2:00
24 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:22
25 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:45
26 - To the Editor of the Times (London, UK), 16 Jan. 1894 (re: the Thirteen Cl… 1:30
27 - To Ada Leverson 0:42
28 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 2:57
29 - To Ada Leverson 1:20
30 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 11:09
31 - Lord Alfred Douglas to the Marquess of Queensberry, Aug. 1894 1:21
32 - Exchange with the editors of the Pall Mall Gazette, Sept. 1894 (re: false … 9:09
33 - To Ada Leverson 1:32
34 - To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette (re: the green carnation) 1:08
35 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 3:47
36 - To Ada Leverson 0:47
37 - To Ada Leverson 0:51
38 - To Ada Leverson 0:50
39 - To Ada Leverson 0:58
40 - To Lord Alfred Douglas 1:36
41 - To Robert Ross 1:05
42 - To the editor of the Evening News (London, UK), 5 Apr. 1895 (re: collapse … 1:12