De Profundis by Oscar Wilde

De Profundis

Oscar Wilde

96 pages first pub 1905 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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Renowned as a wit, poet, dramatist and one of the great conversationalists of his age, Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) nevertheless fell victim to the forces of repression and prudery in late Victorian England. As a result of his affair with Lord Alfred D...

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reflective 83%
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inspiring 24%
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hopeful 14%
tense 6%
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