The page of the Oscar Wilde Scholar:
www.oscarwildeinamerica.org (web site)
www.oscarwildeinamerica.blog (blog)
This is the page of an online resource of historical information relating to Oscar Wilde's time in America: his works, ephemera, photographs, quotations, interviews, and more, at:
www.OscarWildeInAmerica.org
It is a major focus of the web site to provide a collaborative and definitive itinerary of Oscar Wilde's 1882 lecture tour of America. This is also the place to find out about Oscar
06/02/2026
Basil Hallward
Basil Hallward was not about to let the mere matter of a frenzied knife attack, fatal though it was, prevent him from conducting his own secondary existence....
Basil Hallward Basil Hallward was not about to let the mere matter of a frenzied knife attack, fatal though it was, prevent him from conducting his own secondary existence.
05/25/2026
Oscar Wilde at Oxford.
05/15/2026
Bonhams
More about the withdrawal from a 1998 Bonhams auction of a photograph of Oscar Wilde, plus the Wilde-related statuette that was included....
Bonhams More about the withdrawal from a 1998 Bonhams auction of a photograph of Oscar Wilde, plus the Wilde-related statuette that was included.
05/06/2026
Not Oscar
In his recent retrospective After Oscar, Merlin Holland recalls how he was often called upon to verify ostensible photographs of Oscar Wilde. One such photograph purported to show a young Oscar in an assembly of pupils at Portora Royal School. View the story and photograph here....
Not Oscar In his recent retrospective After Oscar, Merlin Holland recalls how he was often called upon to verify ostensible photographs of Oscar Wilde. One such photograph purported to show a young Oscar in …
05/03/2026
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05/03/2026
On Friday 8th and Friday 22nd May, visitors can watch and chat with the conservator Pavol Hudacek whilst he works on the courtroom dock where and countless others have stood as part of their visit to Bow Street Museum.
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/echoes-from-the-dock/
04/14/2026
Merlin in Texas. Livestream Wednesday, April 15 at 6:00 PM Central Time 7:00 PM Eastern.
Merlin Holland - After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal (2025) Join Merlin Holland, the only grandson of Oscar Wilde, for a reading from his latest work, After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal (2025).Holland writes, lectur...
04/13/2026
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“After Oscar”: A Conversation with Merlin Holland about Family, Scandal, and Legacies Date/TimeTuesday, March 13, 20264:00 pm PDT – 5:30 pm PDTLocationUCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library & via Livestream2520 Cimarron Street Oscar Wilde...
04/05/2026
We think Oscar had it right — why get exhausted rowing, when you can just pose with the oars? Good luck to all 4 crews competing in this year.
This photo appears in an album belonging to Jules Nicholas Guggenheim, who had a studio on High Street. [Archival ref: Acc1999/62]