The portrait of Mr. W. H. / Oscar Wilde

By:

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 [author.]

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781847497512

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Genre/Form:

Historical fiction

DDC classification:

23 823.8

Summary: During a conversation about literary forgeries, Erskine tells his young guest that he has received as a legacy from a friend, the Cambridge scholar Cyril Graham what is purported to be an Elizabethan portrait. The painting depicts a beautiful young man in late-sixteenth-century costume, whom Graham claimed to be Willie Hughes, a boy-actor serving in Shakespeare's company. This prompts Erskine's guest to delve deeper into the mystery surrounding the real identity of the dedicatee and the inspiration of Shakespeare's Sonnets, with unforeseen consequences. This is an engaging and entertaining narrative exploring the intricate facets of trust and betrayal, historical truth and fiction, written with Wilde's trademark dialogical sharpness and stylistic perfection.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Perpustakaan Alor Setar	RFIDTI	Pinjaman Dewasa	823.8 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	A01635026
Book	Perpustakaan Awam Sungai Petani		Pinjaman Dewasa	823.8 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	A01635027
Book	Perpustakaan Langkawi		Pinjaman Dewasa	823.8 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	A01635028

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During a conversation about literary forgeries, Erskine tells his young guest that he has received as a legacy from a friend, the Cambridge scholar Cyril Graham what is purported to be an Elizabethan portrait. The painting depicts a beautiful young man in late-sixteenth-century costume, whom Graham claimed to be Willie Hughes, a boy-actor serving in Shakespeare's company. This prompts Erskine's guest to delve deeper into the mystery surrounding the real identity of the dedicatee and the inspiration of Shakespeare's Sonnets, with unforeseen consequences. This is an engaging and entertaining narrative exploring the intricate facets of trust and betrayal, historical truth and fiction, written with Wilde's trademark dialogical sharpness and stylistic perfection.

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