Record Number: 26280
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Wilde's fellow pupils remarked on his veneration of the novels of Benjamin Disraeli, so it must have been a fairly unusual literary passion at Portora... Speranza literally passed her passion on to her youngest son by lending him several Disraeli novels. Wilde was ravished by the books...'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1865 and 31 Dec 1867
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Enniskillen
specific address: Portora Royal School
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:16 Oct 1854
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:novels
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
borrowed from mother
Source Information:
Record ID:26280
Source:Thomas Wright
Editor:n/a
Title:Oscar's Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:54
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books, (London, 2000), p. 54, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26280, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
See F. Harris, "Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions" (New York, 1930), p.17.