Appendix A: Personal and Critical Writing by Wilde

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Appendix A: Personal and Critical Writing by Wilde

I. Letters

While an expansive volume of letters edited by Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis is readily available, this selection focuses on letters relative to Wilde’s aesthetic, his view of art, as well as anything pertaining to the texts included in Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories . The following letters are organized chronologically. The headnotes include Wilde’s age as well as the location of the original. Unless otherwise indicated, all letters are authored by Wilde.

The City of the Jugglers; Or, Free-Trade in Souls

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Liverpool

During the Romantic Age, the city of Liverpool was the main port of the English slave trade. In fact, according to Gomer Williams, between the years of 1795 and 1804, 46,405 slaves were brought in through London, while 380,893 were brought in via Liverpool (680), which clearly demonstrates the astounding magnitude of the cruel enterprise in this area.

Week 3 Blog Entry

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How are we to understand/make of  Fred’s conflicting attitudes in chapter XIV?

Like many in Middlemarch who are obsessed with money, Fred Vincy is deeply enchanted by the prospect of inhering his uncle Mr Featherstone’s asset and grow rich. However, when Featherstone is fetching some bills for him a gift Fred displays an intriguing air of a combination of dignity, and moral superiority:

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