After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

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Written by Oscar Wilde’s only grandson, After Oscar recounts the gripping story of Wilde and his enduring legacy.

“Fascinating…A magnificent blend of scholarship and memoir and a vital contribution to Wildeana.”—Stephen Fry, actor and author

Oscar Wilde died in November 1900, exiled in Paris, his reputation in tatters, exhausted by scandal and prison life. While the details of his life in the limelight are well known, often ignored are the reverbe...