{"product_id":"after-oscar-the-legacy-of-a-scandal-9798889661764","title":"After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten by Oscar Wilde's only grandson, \u003cem\u003eAfter Oscar\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the gripping story of Wilde and his enduring legacy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fascinating...A magnificent blend of scholarship and memoir and a vital contribution to Wildeana.\"--Stephen Fry, actor and author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscar Wilde died in November 1900, exiled in Paris, his reputation in tatters, exhausted by scandal and prison life. While the details of his life in the limelight are well known, often ignored are the reverberations of the Wilde scandal over the decades following his trial and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith pathos, humor, and his grandfather's signature wit, Merlin Holland charts the extraordinary afterlife of the legendary writer and thinker, tracing the dramatic fluctuations in Wilde's posthumous reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true feat of storytelling and scholarship, \u003cem\u003eAfter Oscar\u003c\/em\u003e documents decades of sensationalist conjecture surrounding the Wilde family and exposes a century of bigotry and hypocrisy within the cultural establishment. Here is a book that will amuse, infuriate, fascinate, and shock. Readers beware--you're in for a Wilde ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merlin Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 2.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889661764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolland, Merlin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMerlin Holland\u003c\/strong\u003e, the grandson of Oscar Wilde, is an author living in France. His publications include \u003cem\u003eIrish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess, \u003c\/em\u003e the first complete, verbatim record of the libel trial which ultimately brought Wilde to ruin, and \u003cem\u003eThe Wilde Album\u003c\/em\u003e, a pictorial biography of Oscar Wilde. He is also the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the editor of an abridged and commentated version of Oscar's letters, \u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde: a Life in Letters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Oscar's conviction in 1895, his wife, Constance, and their two sons were forced to move abroad and change their name to Holland. The family has never reverted to the name Wilde.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Merlin Holland \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834159579293,"sku":"9798889661764","price":53.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9a932cfa-3ae2-4858-98a1-123e798a9405.jpg?v=1776144937","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/after-oscar-the-legacy-of-a-scandal-9798889661764","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}