Auckland Star - Saturday, August 3, 1895
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LONDON GOSSIP.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
London, June 7.
OSCAR'S HEALTH.
A very pretty story, to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal prison at Pentonville, and his hyacinthine locks were shorn, he went mad, and had become practically imbecile, is authoritatively denied. Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously 'buck-up,' and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt of the kind would be far from hopeless. Besides, it should appeal to his poetic side. 'The Atonement of Oscar Wilde' has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal prison at Pentonville and his hyacinthine locks were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied. Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously "buck-up," and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt to the kind would be far from hopeless. Besides, it should appeal to his poetic side. 'The Atonement of Oscar Wilde' has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal prison at Fentonville and his hyacinthine locks were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied. Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously "buck up" and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine Baker did. The man has such unique talents — almost genius — that an attempt of the kind would be far from hopeless. Besides, it should appeal to his poetic side. "The atonement of Oscar Wilde" has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal prison at Pentonville and his hyacinthine locks were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied. Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously keep up and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt of the kind would be far from hopeless. Besides it should appeal to his poetic side. "The Atonement of Oscar Wilde" has already quite a familiar sound.
A very pretty story to the effect that when Oscar Wilde was transferred to the penal prison at Pentonville and his hyacinthine locks were shorn he went mad and had become practically imbecile is authoritatively denied. Those who know the man best are, however, afraid of something of this sort happening. On the other hand, it is just possible he may courageously keep up and resolve to recover a position and a good name, as Valentine Baker did. The man has such unique talents—almost genius—that an attempt of the kind would be far from hopeless. Besides it should appeal to his poetic side. "The Atonement of Oscar Wilde" has already quite a familiar sound.