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Apr 27, 2017 · Campaigner for suffrage and rational dress, and wife of Oscar Wilde. London. 1859 – 1898. In Oscar Wilde: a Summing Up, Lord Alfred Douglas, the love of Wilde’s later life, wrote about Wilde’s marriage to Constance Lloyd. He characterised it as ‘a marriage of deep love and affection on both sides’. Oscar described Constance as ...
Mar 15, 2013 · CONSTANCE. The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs. Oscar Wilde. By Franny Moyle. Illustrated. 374 pp. Pegasus Books. $28.95. Caryn James writes the James on Screens film and television blog for ...
Jan 1, 2011 · 798 ratings120 reviews. Tells the poignant story of Constance in the aftermath of Wilde’s trials and imprisonment, and of her brave attempts to keep in contact with him despite her suffering.—The Irish Times. In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband, Oscar, for homosexual ...
Jan 7, 2014 · Constance. Paperback – January 7, 2014. by Franny Moyle (Author) 4.0 345 ratings. See all formats and editions. In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband Oscar for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged place in society. Part of a gilded couple, she was a popular ...
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Feb 4, 2015 · Constance and her son, Cyril Wilde. Constance Wilde died suddenly in Genoa, Italy on 7 April 1898, from complications following surgery for the removal of a uterine fibroid. She was 40 years old. These facts, however, describe only a small part of the circumstances that surrounded her death. Constance had fled to Genoa to escape the scandal and ...
Nov 27, 2021 · November 27, 2021 by Guy Polat. Constance Lloyd was an Irish trailblazing women, feminist, and social activists in the 19th century. Today, however, she is sadly remembered mainly for being the wife of Irish author Oscar Wilde.
Dec 16, 2019 · Part of a gilded couple, Constance Wilde was a popular children's author, a fashion icon, and a leading campaigner for women's rights. A founding member of the magical society The Golden Dawn, her pioneering and questioning spirit encouraged her to sample some of the more controversial aspects of her time. Mrs. Oscar Wilde was a phenomenon in her own right.
