"Fascinating...A magnificent blend of scholarship and memoir and a vital contribution to Wildeana."--Stephen Fry, actor and author

"As gripping as a thriller and as full of human drama as one of Wilde's plays."--The Times (Book of the Week)

"Written with an engaging combination of wit, personal candour and scholarly rigour...Wilde's afterlife remains almost as rich and entertaining as his life."--The Guardian (Book of the Day)

"Oscar Wilde deserves a work of genius. Now he has one."--Gyles Brandreth, broadcaster and writer

"No one touches Merlin Holland in his reach, his knowledge and his authority. He manages the balance between the historical, the literary and the personal with tremendous skill. A wonderful achievement."--David Hare, playwright and screenwriter

"Extraordinarily gripping...This is a work of familial love and loyalty."--The Standard

"A captivating record--charting the rise, fall, and rise again of a literary legend."--Buzz Magazine

"A monumental undertaking...Utterly engrossing."--The Irish Examiner

"Holland makes a valuable addition to Wilde scholarship."--Publishers Weekly