A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal
prison at Pentonville and his hyacinthine locks
were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied.
Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of
this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously keep
up and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine
Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt of the kind
would be far from hopeless. Besides it should appeal to his poetic
side. "The Atonement of Oscar Wilde" has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal
prison at Pentonville and his hyacinthine locks
were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied.
Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of
this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously keep
up and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine
Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt of the kind
would be far from hopeless. Besides it should appeal to his poetic
side. "The Atonement of Oscar Wilde" has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story, to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal
prison at Pentonville, and his hyacinthine locks
were shorn, he went mad, and had become practically imbecile, is authoritatively denied.
Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of
this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously 'buck-up,'
and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine
Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt of the kind
would be far from hopeless. Besides, it should appeal to his poetic
side. 'The Atonement of Oscar Wilde' has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal
prison at Fentonville and his hyacinthine locks
were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied.
Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of
this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously "buck
up" and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine
Baker did. The man has such unique talents — almost genius — that an attempt of the
kind would be far from hopeless. Besides, it should appeal to his
poetic side. "The atonement of Oscar Wilde" has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal
prison at Pentonville and his hyacinthine locks
were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied.
Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of
this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously "buck-up,"
and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine
Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt to the kind
would be far from hopeless. Besides, it should appeal to his poetic
side. 'The Atonement of Oscar Wilde' has already quite a familiar sound.