Oscar Wilde: The Scandal & The Legacy at Hatchards Piccadilly

We are thrilled to be welcoming Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde’s grandson, to Hatchards Piccadilly this evening to discuss his fascinating new book:

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

Oscar Wilde died in November 1900, exiled in Paris and exhausted by scandal and prison life. The details of his life in the limelight are well known; what have regularly been ignored are the reverberations of the scandal for decades after his death.

As Merlin discusses tonight, “After Oscar” is the story of Oscar’s wife Constance and his sons Cyril and Vyvyan; his lovers, friends, and enemies; the afterlife of De Profundis and Oscar’s contemporary status as a gay icon.

We hope you will be able to join us for an evening of conversation that will fascinate, shock and amuse!