Oscar Wilde and Myself


Read by Rob Marland

(4.7 stars; 12 reviews)

The first memoir by the poet Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas was written 14 years after the death of Oscar Wilde and in the aftermath of Douglas's failed prosecution of Arthur Ransome for libel. Ransome, in his "Oscar Wilde, a Critical Study," had quoted from the expurgated portions of Wilde's prison letter to Douglas, "De Profundis", which was highly critical of his former friend and lover. Having failed to convince a jury that he had been libelled, Douglas appealed instead to posterity by writing his memoir. In "Oscar Wilde and Myself" Douglas refutes Wilde's version of the events that led to his (Wilde's) imprisonment and takes swipes at Ransome, Wilde's friend Robert Ross, other biographers of Wilde, and Wilde's overzealous imitators. He also critiques Wilde's writing and character and concludes that the Irish playwright will soon be forgotten. (Rob Marland) (7 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introductory 13:22 Read by Rob Marland
Oxford 21:50 Read by Rob Marland
Lost Illusions 12:46 Read by Rob Marland
Wilde in Society 13:58 Read by Rob Marland
The Lord of Language 16:42 Read by Rob Marland
Our Mutual Friends 22:51 Read by Rob Marland
Lord Queensberry Intervenes 27:04 Read by Rob Marland
The Wilde Trials 24:48 Read by Rob Marland
Hard Labour and After 24:46 Read by Rob Marland
Naples and Paris 29:02 Read by Rob Marland
The ''Ballad of Reading Gaol'' 8:48 Read by Rob Marland
The Truth about ''De Profundis'' 31:36 Read by Rob Marland
My Letters to Wilde 9:01 Read by Rob Marland
My Letters to Labouchere 7:04 Read by Rob Marland
The Article in the ''Revue Blanche'' 6:28 Read by Rob Marland
Fifteen Years of Persecution 12:13 Read by Rob Marland
Wilde’s Poetry 25:28 Read by Rob Marland
The Plays and Prose Works 21:00 Read by Rob Marland
For Posterity 8:51 Read by Rob Marland
The British Museum and ''De Profundis'' 12:05 Read by Rob Marland
Ransome’s ''Critical Study'' 10:58 Read by Rob Marland
My Actions for Libel 11:35 Read by Rob Marland
''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' 16:51 Read by Rob Marland
Literature and Vice 9:42 Read by Rob Marland
Crosland and ''The First Stone'' 8:19 Read by Rob Marland
A Challenge to Mr. Ross 7:27 Read by Rob Marland
Wilde in Russia, France and Germany 8:28 Read by Rob Marland
The Smaller Fry 7:34 Read by Rob Marland
To Be Done with It All 7:54 Read by Rob Marland

Reviews

The Case of Wilde and Lord Douglas


(4 stars)

I have gained new insight into the Wilde affair from this book. Many of what I considered inconsistencies in the popular account of the case were put to rest here. It is important to hear the other side of things. I now have a balanced view of the controversial events though it should be made clear that my opinions of Wilde's writings were not in any way affected by the details related here. The Picture of Dorian Gray is still a favorite!

Author appears as a very pretentious fellow


(5 stars)

(excellent reader)