Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1VOLUME IReading editionChapter navigation19 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterVOLUME IChapter XXVII · —A Last WordChapter I · —OSCAR'S FATHER AND MOTHER ON TRIALChapter II · —OSCAR WILDE AS A SCHOOLBOYChapter III · —TRINITY, DUBLIN: MAGDALEN, OXFORDChapter IV · —FORMATIVE INFLUENCES: OSCAR'S POEMSChapter V · —OSCAR'S QUARREL WITH WHISTLER AND MARRIAGEChapter VI · —OSCAR WILDE'S FAITH AND PRACTICEChapter VII · —OSCAR'S REPUTATION AND SUPPORTERSChapter VIII · —OSCAR'S GROWTH TO ORIGINALITY ABOUT 1890Chapter IX · —THE SUMMER OF SUCCESS: OSCAR'S FIRST PLAYChapter X · —THE FIRST MEETING WITH LORD ALFRED DOUGLASChapter XI · —THE THREATENING CLOUD DRAWS NEARERChapter XII · —DANGER SIGNALS: THE CHALLENGEChapter XIII · —OSCAR ATTACKS QUEENSBERRY AND IS WORSTEDChapter XIV · —HOW GENIUS IS PERSECUTED IN ENGLANDChapter XV · —THE QUEEN VS. WILDE: THE FIRST TRIALChapter XVI · —ESCAPE REJECTED: THE SECOND TRIAL AND SENTENCEPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Volume 2 — Chapter XXVII · —A Last WordAll chapters and sections (19)Opening pagesFront matterSections1Volume 2 · Other sectionsChapter XXVII · —A Last WordChapter I · —OSCAR'S FATHER AND MOTHER ON TRIALChapter II · —OSCAR WILDE AS A SCHOOLBOYChapter III · —TRINITY, DUBLIN: MAGDALEN, OXFORDChapter IV · —FORMATIVE INFLUENCES: OSCAR'S POEMSChapter V · —OSCAR'S QUARREL WITH WHISTLER AND MARRIAGEChapter VI · —OSCAR WILDE'S FAITH AND PRACTICEChapter VII · —OSCAR'S REPUTATION AND SUPPORTERSChapter VIII · —OSCAR'S GROWTH TO ORIGINALITY ABOUT 1890Chapter IX · —THE SUMMER OF SUCCESS: OSCAR'S FIRST PLAYChapter X · —THE FIRST MEETING WITH LORD ALFRED DOUGLASChapter XI · —THE THREATENING CLOUD DRAWS NEARERChapter XII · —DANGER SIGNALS: THE CHALLENGEChapter XIII · —OSCAR ATTACKS QUEENSBERRY AND IS WORSTEDChapter XIV · —HOW GENIUS IS PERSECUTED IN ENGLANDChapter XV · —THE QUEEN VS. WILDE: THE FIRST TRIALChapter XVI · —ESCAPE REJECTED: THE SECOND TRIAL AND SENTENCEIntroduction◇← Front matterChapter XXVII—A Last Word →