De Profundis

Author: Oscar Wilde

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Price : 16.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780715652008
Publisher : Duckworth
Imprint : Duckworth
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Weight (g) : 0.202
Publication date : 01 January 2017
Dimensions : 2.7 Centimeters X 13.7 Centimeters X 20.1 Centimeters
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 16.99
Availability date : 01 May 2017
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Author : Oscar Wilde
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Edition : 1
Pages : 224
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Oscar Wilde wrote "I don't defend my conduct, I explain it, " when he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol in 1895 for his violation of England's stringent laws against homosexuality. Wilde's notorious liaison with the Marquess of Queensberry's son, Lord Alfred Douglas ("Bosie"), had so inflamed the Marquess that he made public attacks on Wilde's character and morals. In return, Wilde sued for slander, an action which, to Wilde's bitter astonishment, led to a series of scandalous trials and convictions. From his cell in prison, Oscar Wilde wrote "De Profundis," the detailed and unsparing revelation of his love and tragedy.