Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America

by Roy Morris Jr.

Book Overview

Arriving at the port of New York in 1882, a 27-year-old Oscar Wilde quipped he had "nothing to declare but my genius." But as Roy Morris, Jr., reveals in this sparkling narrative, Wilde was, for the first time in his life, underselling himself. A chronicle of the sensation that was Wilde's eleven-month speaking tour of America, Declaring His Genius offers an indelible portrait of both Oscar Wilde and the Gilded Age.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674066960
• ISBN13: 9780674066960
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"