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Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders

By Gyles Brandreth

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| eBook | 9781848543720

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London, 1889. Oscar Wilde, celebrated poet, wit, playwright and raconteur is the literary sensation of his age. All Europe lies at his feet. Yet when he chances across the naked corpse of sixteen-year-old Billy Wood, posed by candlelight in a dark, stifling attic room, he cannot ignore the brutal muContinue

London, 1889. Oscar Wilde, celebrated poet, wit, playwright and raconteur is the literary sensation of his age. All Europe lies at his feet. Yet when he chances across the naked corpse of sixteen-year-old Billy Wood, posed by candlelight in a dark, stifling attic room, he cannot ignore the brutal murder. With the help of fellow author Arthur Conan Doyle he sets out to solve the crime -- but it is Wilde's unparalleled access to all degrees of late Victorian life, from society drawing rooms and the bohemian demi-monde to the underclass, that will prove the decisive factor in their investigation of what turns out to be a series of brutal killings. The Oscar Wilde Murders is a gripping detective story of corruption and intrigue, of Wilde's growing success, of the breakdown of his marriage, and of his fatal friendship with Aidan Fraser, Inspector at Scotland Yard...Set against the exotic background of fin-de-siecle London, Paris, Oxford and Edinburgh, Gyles Brandreth recreates Oscar Wilde's trademark sardonic wit with huge flair, intertwining all the intrigue of the classic English murder mystery with a compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.

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  • Oscar Wilde plays Sherlock Holmes

    This book puts together some great favourites of mine - Oscar Wilde and his Irish wit, detective stories, Victorian London settings. I enjoyed it very much!

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    ary29 said on May 23, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • latest chapter of my crush on oscar wilde. murders most foul in victorian london; he is a detective (sort of) and finds out who the culprit is. very accurate reconstruction of people and places and one liners the wild wildeans will love fondly.

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    Elsastella said on Mar 3, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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