Constance
eBook - ePub

Constance

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Constance

About this book

In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband Oscar for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged place in society. Part of a gilded couple, she was a popular children's author, a fashion icon and a leading campaigner for women's rights. Mrs. Oscar Wilde was a phenomenon in her own right. But that spring Constance's entire life was eclipsed by scandal. Forced to flee to the Continent with her two sons, her glittering literary and political career ended abruptly. Changing her name, she lived in exile until her death. Franny Moyle now tells Constance's story with a fresh eye and remarkable new material. Drawing on numerous unpublished letters, she brings to life the story at the heart of fin-de-siecle London and the Aesthetic Movement.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. The sins of the parents …
  8. 2. Terribly bad taste
  9. 3. The sunflower and the lily
  10. 4. ‘Bunthorne is to get his bride’
  11. 5. Violets in the refrigerator
  12. 6. Ardour and indifference
  13. 7. A literary couple
  14. 8. ‘Not to kiss females’
  15. 9. Qui patitur vincit
  16. 10. My own darling mother
  17. 11. A dark bitter forest
  18. 12. Modern-day Martha
  19. 13. The strife of tongues
  20. 14. Madame Holland
  21. 15. Life is a terrible thing
  22. Epilogue
  23. Notes
  24. Select bibliography
  25. Illustration acknowledgements
  26. Index
  27. Copyright Page

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