Lord Alfred Douglas collection. [1940-1941].

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Lord Alfred Douglas collection. [1940-1941].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/667848445

The collection consists of two handwritten letters to Mrs. Vane-Tempest, in which he discusses the poems which she sent to him and thanks her for her praise of his own.

1 cm of textual records.

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

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University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

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Douglas, Alfred Bruce, 1870-1945

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Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas was an English writer, best known for his controversial personality and scandalous relationship with Oscar Wilde. Born into an aristocratic family, Douglas attended Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he wrote and participated in sports, but didn't take a degree. His well-chronicled relationship with Oscar Wilde provoked Douglas' father to insult Wilde, prompting a disastrous lawsuit that ended with Wilde imprisoned for two years. Douglas had a strong...