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“No such thing as a moral or an immoral book:” Rosenbach acquires copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray
At the end of March 2025, the Rosenbach wrapped up a subscription-only Biblioventures series featuring Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which a team of hosts led participants in a close reading and discussion of the novel. But while Dr. Rosenbach was (arguably) wild about Wilde, he didn’t leave a copy of Dorian Gray for our founding collection, resulting in a noticeable gap. Until now…
Thomas Tyrwhitt, Oscar Wilde, Mr. W.H., and James Joyce
Today marks the 285th birthday of Thomas Tyrwhitt. Who is Thomas Tyrwhitt, you ask? Tyrwitt was an 18th-century scholar (born March 27, 1730) who, among many much more important contributions to the study of classical and English literature, came up with the theory that Shakespeare’s sonnets were dedicated to a man named W. Hughes. This theory would later be expanded and played with in Oscar Wilde’s short story “the Portrait of Mr. W.H.,” the manuscript of which lives here at the Rosenbach…
Fiasco! Act I
Shakespeare is always good fodder for a fiasco. So many of his plays draw their life force from them—even plays he didn’t write! That’s where William Henry Ireland comes in…
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