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This short work of Wilde’s was written during his two year incarceration for “gross indecency”. It comes after he was convicted and imprisoned under charges of gross indecency.

The charges stemmed from his affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquis of Queensberry.

This work is a letter which sorts out his life, and his love toward Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde wrote this as a farewell letter to Douglas.

Wit, intellectual, aesthete and raconteur, Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. His writing - including children's stories, poetry, philosophical essays, a novel and several hugely popular plays - made him the greatest celebrity of his day, and he remains one of the world's most frequently-quoted and well-loved writers.

He was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Wilde made his reputation in the theatre world with a series of highly popular plays.