Laughed out loud this morning when reminded of Oscar Wilde's reaction to an American saloon sign as "the only rational method of art criticism I have ever come across." Thanks to Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac.
Happy 155th Birthday, Oscar. You don't look a day over 30, darling. Never l'esprit d'escalier for you.
[Oscar Wilde in his favourite coat. New York. Picture by Napoleon Sarony(1821-1896) via Library of Congress.]
4 comments:
I've always loved that image of Wilde. In that coat with the big fur collar, he looks as if he should be up in the Klondike!
I agree...he's so stylish, no matter what. xoxo
I adore Wilde! The wittiest, most snobbish, most endearing of all.
Yes. How many times have you wished you had that quickness? (Though, I'm sure you are quick:) I think I reread him/about him for vicarious thrill (otherwise, I'll never know what it's like).
xo
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