And after the disgrace of his father, it was permanently changed to vivian. Vyvyan oscar beresford was the name used for his christening, although vivian was more commonly used by the family. Vyvyan holland, obe 3 november 1886 10 october 1967, born vyvyan oscar beresford wilde in london, was a british author and translator. The christmas miracle of jonathan toomey susan wojciechowski. His father, sir william wilde, was irelands leading ear and eye surgeon, who also published books on archaeology. Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful stephen fry reads some of the more memorable children s short stories written by one of our most successful playwrights of all time.
Oscar wilde stories for children and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Description of the book children s stories by oscar wilde. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. He was the second son of oscar wilde and constance lloyd, and had a brother cyril. Wilde was born of professional and literary parents. This book was read to me on numerous occasions by my parents when i was growing up, and i can remember my dad openly crying in front of my sister and i whenever he finished the selfish giant or the happy prince.
Oscar wilde 18541900 is the author of the importance of being earnest and the picture of dorian gray. We supose that the vyvyan spelling was his fathers idea. She divides her time between fine art practice and illustration, and her artwork is held in collections worldwide. After his release from prison in 1897, oscar wilde lived in france in straitened circumstances.