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The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde

The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde

The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde is a 1983 novel by Peter Ackroyd. It won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1984.


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“I believe that the gods themselves are frightened of the world which they have fashioned.”

Peter Ackroyd book The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde

Pages 128-9.
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)

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“He had the satisfied countenance of a man who has never succeeded in boring himself.”

Peter Ackroyd book The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde

Page 45.
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)

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Peter Ackroyd photo

“One can forgive Shakespeare anything, except one's own bad lines.”

Peter Ackroyd book The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde

Page 46.
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)

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Peter Ackroyd photo

“Only those with great ambitions know what great fears drive them forward.”

Peter Ackroyd book The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde

Page 52.
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)

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