Description
This book is an edited collection of the correspondence between Lady Jane Wilde with her son, the famous Irish playwright, Oscar Wilde. The letters accumulated in this edition surround three areas upon which their relationship was founded a mothers love for her child, pride in Wildes status as a writer, and his ability to provide her with a financial safety net. Significantly, Tippers translation of Lady Janes nearly indecipherable script and the historical context in which she places Lady Janes letters give the reader an added depth of knowledge into the life of Lady Jane and Oscar Wilde. While the book ends before Wildes disgrace, the letters correct a great deal of misinformation and generalizations about Wilde by his detractors.
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