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The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde

The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde

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In The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde, Neil McKenna provides stunning new insight into the tumultuous sexual and psychological worlds of this brilliant and tormented figure. McKenna charts Wilde's astonishing odyssey through London's sexual underworld, and provides explosive new evidence of the political machinations behind Wilde's trials for sodomy. Dazzlingly written and meticulously researched, The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde offers a vividly original portrait of a troubled genius who chose to martyr himself for the cause of love between men.
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["Authors Irish" "Biography" "Gay men" "History" "Irish authors" "Relations with men" "Sex customs" "Social life and customs" "Wilde oscar 1854-1900" "Authors english" "Authors biography" "LGBTQ biography and memoir" "LGBTQ art and artists" "Stonewall Book Awards" "collection:randy_shilts_award=finalist" "London (england) social life and customs" "Sexual behavior" "English Authors"]

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