Oscar Wilde

by Sheridan Morley

(Applause Books). Reissued to coincide with the recent revival of interest in Oscar Wilde, this stimulating reappraisal of Wilde, his work, his life and his times, by the award-winning biographer and theatre critic, Sheridan Morley, seeks to unravel the enigma that has fascinated so many for so long.

Genres: Nonfiction

1 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1976

About the author

Sheridan A. Morley (5 December 1941 − 16 February 2007) was an English author, biographer, critic and broadcaster. He was the official biographer of Sir John Gielgud and wrote biographies of many other theatrical figures he had known, including Noël Coward.

Morley was the eldest son of actor Robert Morley and grandson, via his mother Joan Buckmaster, of the actress Dame Gladys Cooper.

Reviews

[Carrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the most inspiring of the Oscar Wilde biographies, and not much good unless one is a complete novice.