Tim Bouverie

Far from ideal

Contrary to popular opinion, Oscar Wilde was deeply attached to his family, says Emer O’Sullivan — and a mantra of his mother’s inspired his most famous play

issue 11 June 2016

  • The Fall of the House of Wilde: Oscar Wilde and His Family

    Emer O’Sullivan

    Bloomsbury, pp. 512

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