The Duchess of Padua

by Oscar Wilde

Overview

‘The Duchess of Padua’ is a five-act play by Oscar Wilde which was originally written for actress Mary Anderson in 1883. Due to her rejection of the play, it was not performed. It later appeared in its first publication in German in 1904. Fans of Wilde will delight in this fine play of his.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420935684
Publisher:	Digireads.com Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	932 KB

About the Author

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874