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Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs. Oscar Wilde

Name: Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs. Oscar Wilde
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ISBN: 9781453271483

Franny Moyle

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"Tells the poignant story of Constance in the aftermath of Wilde's trials and imprisonment, and of her brave attempts to keep in contact with him despite her suffering." —The Irish Times In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changedirrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband, Oscar,for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged positionin society. Part of a gilded couple, she was a popular children'sauthor, a fashion icon, and a leading campaigner forwomen's rights. A founding member of the magical societyThe Golden Dawn, her pioneering and questioning spiritencouraged her to sample some of the more controversialaspects of her time. Mrs. Oscar Wilde was a phenomenonin her own right. But that spring Constance's entire life was eclipsed byscandal. Forced to flee to the Continent with her two sons,her glittering literary and political career ended abruptly. Shelived in exile until her death. Franny Moyle now tells Constance's story...

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2022

Publisher:

Pegasus Books

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English

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1453271481

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9781453271483