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The Resource Bosie : a biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, Douglas Murray

Bosie : a biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, Douglas Murray

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Lord Alfred Douglas, or "Bosie" as he was known, is destined to be remembered as the lover of Oscar Wilde. Dissolute, wellborn, and beautiful as a young man, his role in the events that led to Oscar Wilde's trial and imprisonment determined the strange celebrity that haunted him until his death. Biographies of Wilde generally give only a cursory account of what happened to Douglas after Wilde's death, but Bosie recounts the full and absorbing story of his complex life. A successful though now obscure poet, he renounced homosexuality after converting to Roman Catholicism and embarked on an ill-fated marriage to Olive Custance. Lord Alfred's time was largely consumed by his growing interest in religion and costly feuds -- he was imprisoned for libeling Winston Churchill -- and he died a neglected and lonely figure in 1945. - Jacket flap
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
1 online resource (x, 374 pages
Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2000 by Hodder and Stoughton"--Title page verso
Contents
  • 'The old years that held and fashioned me' 1870-1889
  • 'I am the love that dare not speak its name' 1889-1895
  • 'The cold world loves not my love' 1895-1900
  • 'Now I have known the uttermost rose of love' 1900-1907
  • 'When was ought but stories for English Prophets?' 1907-1913
  • 'I bayed the pack alone' 1913-1923
  • 'Wash we our starward gazing eyes with tears' 1923-1933
  • 'Till the dead flesh set free the living soul' 1933-1945
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Bosie : a biography of Lord Alfred Douglas
Title
Bosie
Title remainder
a biography of Lord Alfred Douglas
Statement of responsibility
Douglas Murray
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Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
Lord Alfred Douglas, or "Bosie" as he was known, is destined to be remembered as the lover of Oscar Wilde. Dissolute, wellborn, and beautiful as a young man, his role in the events that led to Oscar Wilde's trial and imprisonment determined the strange celebrity that haunted him until his death. Biographies of Wilde generally give only a cursory account of what happened to Douglas after Wilde's death, but Bosie recounts the full and absorbing story of his complex life. A successful though now obscure poet, he renounced homosexuality after converting to Roman Catholicism and embarked on an ill-fated marriage to Olive Custance. Lord Alfred's time was largely consumed by his growing interest in religion and costly feuds -- he was imprisoned for libeling Winston Churchill -- and he died a neglected and lonely figure in 1945. - Jacket flap
Awards note
Lambda Literary Award, 2000
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1979-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Murray, Douglas
Dewey number
  • 821/.912
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PR6007.O86
LC item number
Z77 2000
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Douglas, Alfred Bruce
  • Wilde, Oscar
  • Poets, English
  • Douglas, Alfred Bruce
  • Wilde, Oscar
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Poets, English
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Bosie : a biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, Douglas Murray
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Publication
Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2000 by Hodder and Stoughton"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-360) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 'The old years that held and fashioned me' 1870-1889
  • 'I am the love that dare not speak its name' 1889-1895
  • 'The cold world loves not my love' 1895-1900
  • 'Now I have known the uttermost rose of love' 1900-1907
  • 'When was ought but stories for English Prophets?' 1907-1913
  • 'I bayed the pack alone' 1913-1923
  • 'Wash we our starward gazing eyes with tears' 1923-1933
  • 'Till the dead flesh set free the living soul' 1933-1945
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
1 online resource (x, 374 pages
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1028870783
Label
Bosie : a biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, Douglas Murray
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Publication
Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2000 by Hodder and Stoughton"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-360) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 'The old years that held and fashioned me' 1870-1889
  • 'I am the love that dare not speak its name' 1889-1895
  • 'The cold world loves not my love' 1895-1900
  • 'Now I have known the uttermost rose of love' 1900-1907
  • 'When was ought but stories for English Prophets?' 1907-1913
  • 'I bayed the pack alone' 1913-1923
  • 'Wash we our starward gazing eyes with tears' 1923-1933
  • 'Till the dead flesh set free the living soul' 1933-1945
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
1 online resource (x, 374 pages
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1028870783

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