Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann. Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York, NY, 1987. 1st Stated American Edition. Hardbound in Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. Book has few library marks, in overall excellent condition. 680 Pgs. 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. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 15203.