{"product_id":"de-profundis-the-complete-text-oscar-wilde-edited-by-vyvyan-holland-1955-reprint-of-unabridged-edition","title":"De Profundis: The Complete Text - Oscar Wilde, edited by Vyvyan Holland (1955 Reprint of Unabridged Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1955 reprint of the Unabridged Edition of De Profundis is of interest to collectors of Oscar Wilde, Victorian literature, and editions with significant editorial provenance — here edited and introduced by Vyvyan Holland, Wilde's own son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery Good copy in the original cream cloth binding with the elegant dust jacket, cream ground with red double-rule border, bold black OSCAR WILDE heading and crimson DE PROFUNDIS lettering; dust jacket in a clear protective wrapper, bright and sound with some light rubbing to extremities; rear board with some soiling to the cream cloth; binding firm and square; pages clean and bright; the 1955 reprint of the Unabridged Edition first published October 27th 1949, reprinted 1950, 1951, and 1955; edited with an introduction by Vyvyan Holland - Wilde's son, born Cyril Holland, who changed his name following his father's disgrace, lending this edition a uniquely personal editorial authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: De Profundis - The Complete Text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Oscar Wilde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditor and Introduction: Vyvyan Holland (Wilde's son)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication: 1955 Reprint of the Unabridged Edition (first published 27 October 1949)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover - original cream cloth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very Good (some soiling to rear board)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in clear protective wrapper; bright and sound; light rubbing to extremities)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1955 reprint of the Unabridged Edition first published 1949; edited with introduction by Vyvyan Holland - Wilde's own son; elegant cream and crimson dust jacket in protective wrapper; complete text of Wilde's prison letter to Lord Alfred Douglas; appealing to collectors of Wilde, Victorian literature, and editions with exceptional editorial provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003eDe Profundis is Oscar Wilde's extraordinary letter written during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol between January and March 1897, addressed to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas. Part confession, part spiritual meditation, part devastating indictment of Douglas's selfishness and cruelty, it is one of the most remarkable documents in English literature - a work of sustained eloquence written under conditions of profound suffering. The Unabridged Edition, first published in 1949 and edited by Vyvyan Holland — Wilde's own son, who bore the weight of his father's disgrace throughout his life - restored the complete text suppressed for decades and remains the authoritative edition. That this edition was prepared by Wilde's son gives it an editorial authority and emotional resonance that no subsequent edition can replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53999891677524,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/de-profundis-oscar-wilde-1600x1600-0188.jpg?v=1774281421","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/de-profundis-the-complete-text-oscar-wilde-edited-by-vyvyan-holland-1955-reprint-of-unabridged-edition","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}