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
Exchange with the editor of the St James's Gazette, 26-28 June 1890 (re: criticism of The Picture of Dorian Gray)To the editor of the Daily Chronicle, 2 July 1890 (re: criticism of The Picture of Dorian Gray)Exchange with the editor of the Scots Observer (re: criticism of The Picture of Dorian Gray)To Clyde FitchTo an unidentified correspondent (re: biography for a cyclopedia), 1890To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 3 Feb. 1891 (re: fashions in dress)To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 27 Aug. 1891To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 25 Sept. 1891 (re: Rudyard Kipling)To the editor of the Speaker (London, UK), 5 Dec. 1891 (re: criticism of A House of Pomegranates)To the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, 11 Dec. 1891To the editor of the Daily Telegraph (London, UK), 19 Feb. 1892 (re: actors as puppets)To the editor of the St. James's Gazette, 27 Feb. 1892 (re: criticism of Lady Windermere's Fan)To Monsieur X of the Gaulois, June 1892 (re: censorship of Salome)To 'Sydney', Oct. 1892To Lord Alfred DouglasTo Lord Alfred DouglasTo an unidentified correspondent (re: Lady Windermere's Fan)To the editor of the Times (London, UK), 2 Mar. 1893 (re: Salome)To Lord Alfred DouglasTo Lord Alfred DouglasTo Ada LeversonTo Ada LeversonTo 'Frank'To Lord Alfred DouglasTo Lord Alfred DouglasTo the Editor of the Times (London, UK), 16 Jan. 1894 (re: the Thirteen Club)To Ada LeversonTo Lord Alfred DouglasTo Ada LeversonTo Lord Alfred DouglasLord Alfred Douglas to the Marquess of Queensberry, Aug. 1894Exchange with the editors of the Pall Mall Gazette, Sept. 1894 (re: false attribution of poem)To Ada LeversonTo the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette (re: the green carnation)To Lord Alfred DouglasTo Ada LeversonTo Ada LeversonTo Ada LeversonTo Ada LeversonTo Lord Alfred DouglasTo Robert RossTo the editor of the Evening News (London, UK), 5 Apr. 1895 (re: collapse of the Queensberry libel trial)
Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (1890-1895) - Oscar Wilde - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/
