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Title on the inside page: Oscar Wilde De Profundis. Authorized translation of P.C. Boutens With some letters from Wilde. 3rd edition (9th, 10th, 11th thousand) 1919. The brilliant playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) became the hub of the nineteenth-century British scandal when he was publicly insulted by the father of his lover Lord Alfred Douglas ("Bosie"). As a result, the popular Wilde was convicted of homosexual practices in 1895. He was declared bankrupt and ended up in prison, where he wrote a letter to his ex-lover. This letter is a poignant documentary about the prison life of one of the greatest find-the-siècle writers and at the same time a highlight of the letter literature.
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