127/133 241-281; the full report of the trial has been published by Mason. The best life of Wilde is probably that of Arthur Ransome. Andre Gide's little volume of reminiscences, _Oscar Wilde_ (also translated into English), is well worth reading. Wilde has been discussed in relation to homosexuality by Numa Praetorius (_Jahrbuch fuer sexuelle Zwischenstufen_, vol.iii, 1901). An instructive document, an unpublished portion of _De Profundis_, in which Wilde sought to lay the blame for his misfortune on a friend,--his "ancient affection" for whom has, he declares, been turned to "loathing, bitterness, and contempt,"-- was published in the _Times_, 18th April, 1913; it clearly reveals an element of weakness of character. |