LADY JANE WILDE'S LETTERS TO CONSTANCE WILDE, FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES, WITH SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Letters to Constance Wilde (1884-1893); Letters to friends and acquaintances; Selected letters from correspondents to Lady Jane Wilde; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV; Appendix V; Bibliography; Index
The current final volume is a collection of correspondence written by Lady Jane Wilde to her daughter-in-law, Constance Wilde, as well as other friends and acquaintances. Lady Wilde, like her son Oscar, was an excellent writer. She had a wide range of interests. Much of the ridicule directed at Lady Wilde and her writing and lifestyle followed the imprisonment of her son in 1894 and reflected Victorian prejudices. These letters provide a different picture: that of a reflective, intelligent and kind woman. An excellent work in deciphering Lady Wilde's personal handwritten letters and corresponde
