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Oscar wilde biography oscar fingal oflahertie wills wilde october 16, 1854 november 30, 1900 was an angloirish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. Neil mckenna s the secret life of oscar wilde charts fully for the first time oscar s astonishing erotic odyssey through victorian londons sexual underworld. Presentation mode open print download current view. Mckenna charts wildes astonishing odyssey through londons sexual underworld. Download the secret life of oscar wilde by neil mckenna.
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