Oscar Wilde: the aftermath. [From Pentonville to Wandsworth ; Bankrupcy and breakdown ; Reading under Major Isaacson ; Reading under Major Nelson ; Last months in Reading ; Release ; "The ballad of Reading Gaol" ; "De profundis"]

Hyde, H. Montgomery (Harford Montgomery), 1907-1989. ; [subject: Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. ]

Published by New York : Farrar, Straus, 1963, 1963

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1st edition, 1st printing ; xxi, 221 pages : facsimile ; 22 cm ; National Library: 014833497 LCCN: 63-20020 ; LC: PR5823; Dewey: 928.2 ; OCLC: 362883 ; black cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: From Pentonville to Wandsworth ; Bankrupcy and breakdown ; Reading under Major Isaacson ; Reading under Major Nelson ; Last months in Reading ; Release ; "The ballad of Reading Gaol" ; "De profundis" ; "Based largely on the British Home Office papers in the case, to which access has always been withheld in the past. After a great deal of official obstruction to his seeing these important documents,Mr. Montgomery Hyde raised the matter as a member of Parliament on the floor of the House of Commons, and eventually the papers were made available to him. No restrictions have ben placed upon their use for the purposes of this book." ; an important Wilde source book ; bookplate; spine sunned, else FINE/FINE. Seller Inventory # 007205

Bibliographic Details

Title: Oscar Wilde: the aftermath. [From ...

Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus, 1963

Publication Date: 1963

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: Book