Morris, Roy

In relying heavily on secondary sources Morris gets enough of his own facts wrong to irritate scholars (for example, a sentence about the assassination of Czar Alexander II cites a passage in Innocents Abroad, which was published 12 years before the assassination occurred) but not enough to spoil the enjoyment of general readers who should find his work engaging. A suitable but nonessential book for general collections.

While this title does not offer much new for Wildeans, it is delightful and in depth. Recommended both for those new to Wilde, and for his well-informed fans.