{"product_id":"2940014921206","title":"[Annotated] Oscar Wilde: The Story of an Unhappy Friendship","description":"Painstaking effort was taken to create an eBook specifically formatted for the nook. There is a linked TOC for ease of navigation. Some minor corrections were made to the text, but it was largely left as is. In addition to the original text, I have included a biographical introduction and an extensive Selected Works section.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**********\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo say that Oscar Wilde was an enigma would be a gross understatement. His enigmatic persona was eloquently laid out in Wilde’s only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, for anyone to examine. With Walter Pater\/Henry Wotton on one shoulder and John Ruskin\/Basil Hallward on the other in an angel vs. devil debate, it’s no wonder Oscar Wilde\/Dorian Gray found himself in the middle being pulled to and fro. It’s a toss-up as to whether Pater was the devil and Ruskin the angel, or vice-versa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis leads us to question who Oscar Wilde was. In Oscar Wilde: The Story of an Unhappy Friendship, long-time friend, Robert H. Sherard, presents a first-hand account of Wilde, his eccentricities, and his decidedly dual nature based on a friendship that lasted nearly until the end of Wilde’s life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood or bad? Kind or mean? Insecure or arrogant? Can you decide who Oscar Wilde was?","brand":"K. J. Pierce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121241604336,"sku":"2940014921206","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014921206_p0.jpg?v=1763616874","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014921206","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}