De Profundis and Other Prison Writings by Oscar Wilde

De Profundis and Other Prison Writings

Oscar Wilde with Colm Tóibín (Contributor)

298 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays poetry dark reflective slow-paced
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De Profundis and Other Prison Writings is a new selection of Oscar Wilde's prison letters and poetry in Penguin Classics, edited and introduced by Colm Tóibín. At the start of 1895, Oscar Wilde was the toast of London, widely feted for his most r...

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reflective 79%
emotional 76%
sad 66%
dark 53%
challenging 38%
tense 23%
informative 17%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%

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slow 59%
medium 40%

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