After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

The definitive study of the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde after his death, written by Wilde’s only grandson THE DEFINITIVE STUDY OF OSCAR WILDE’S POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION, WRITTEN BY WILDE’S ONLY GRANDSON "FASCINATING"—STEPHEN FRY A feat of storytelling and scholarship, After Oscar tells the story of Os[1]car's wife Constance and his sons; his lovers, friends, and enemies; the afterlife of De Profundis; sightings from beyond the grave; the fate of the Wilde estate; and Oscar’s contemporary status as a gay icon. One of the most important works on Wilde in over fifty years, After Oscar exposes decades of sensationalist conjecture surrounding the Wilde family, and documents a century of homophobia within the British establishment. Illuminating and heartbreaking, Holland has written a book that will amuse, infuriate, fascinate, and shock. Readers beware—you’re in for a Wilde ride.