Bosie feels the need to excuse himself from his relationship with men, especially his relationship with Oscar Wilde because he lived in an era where said relationships meant time in prison. It nevertheless managed to bring tears to my eyes, because of many reasons which I will now state. Bosie’s work is clearly made to be read, which makes it more bearable. As it was made for one set of eyes only, one feels wicked while reading, like one is entering an intimate realm of which we were not meant to be a part. Many things have been said about that letter, but no one can deny it is a confession of pure and utter love. It is only natural, therefore, that one story can take different turns and styles depending on who is writing it.ĭe Profundis is a beautiful work of art, a piece that conveys the suffering and purest love of the one who wrote it. The “truth” is nothing more than a word, subjective, and to each person, there is one truth. It becomes even harder when said truth is tainted by countless sets of ideas, words, and prejudices. Many things have been said abou It is very hard to know the absolute truth. De Profundis is a beautiful work of art, a piece that conveys the suffering and purest love of the one who wrote it. It is only natural, therefore, that one story can take different turns and styles depending on who is writing it. It is very hard to know the absolute truth. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Follow us on Twitter: and on Facebook via.
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He was editor of the magazine ‘The Academy’ before serving time in jail for libel.Įndeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. He befriended Oscar Wilde in a relationship which was seen as illegal in Britain at the time, and wrote several books about the friendship. Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945) was a poet, magazine editor and writer. It was first published in the UK as ‘The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas’. ‘My Friendship with Oscar Wilde’ is an illuminating biography of one England’s most famous writers. He also refutes the rumours spread by Wilde himself, including one where he denied receiving any money from his old friend in his final years.Īlmost a century on, and in a world where men can marry whomever they please, the life of Lord Alfred Douglas stands as a history of England before the modern era. In his memoir he offers his own view on the events of the previous sixty years of his life using letters and articles. He went bankrupt in 1913, was prosecuted for libel, notably against Winston Churchill, and spent time in the courts fighting to clear his damaged name. Seeing himself as the victim of the Wilde scandal, Lord Alfred married and settled down to life as a poet, writer and magazine editor. Recently the subject of the play ‘The Judas Kiss’, and portrayed in the film ‘Wilde’ by Jude Law, the man nicknamed ‘Bosie’ writes of his life and times, including a prison sentence for libel and the cause of Wilde’s incarceration at a time when homosexuality was an offense.
One of the most notorious celebrities of his day, he was the amanuensis of Oscar Wilde and son of the man who ruined Wilde, Lord Queensbury. So writes Lord Alfred Douglas in his memoir, originally published in 1929, in which he sought to rehabilitate his name and that of Oscar Wilde. “No other living creature has been treated as I have been treated, and has invoked in vain, as I have done, the law of his country to help him against a conspiracy of persecution and blackmail which has gone on for more than thirty years, and is still going on to this day.” So writes Lord Alfred Douglas in his memoir, originally published in 1929, in which he sought to re “No other living creature has been treated as I have been treated, and has invoked in vain, as I have done, the law of his country to help him against a conspiracy of persecution and blackmail which has gone on for more than thirty years, and is still going on to this day.”
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