02490cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000340012624500180016026400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000600036450000310042450801880045552012450064353400680188865300670195685600670202385600430209099900190213372010UtSlPG20260610134650.0mcr n260607r20231924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a24005689  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aHousman, Laurence,d1865-195910aEcho de Paris 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aA record of the author's last meeting with Oscar Wilde.  aRelease date is 2023-11-02  aBob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Echo de Paris" by Laurence Housman is a dramatic dialogue written in the early 20th century. This work centers around a conversation among several characters, primarily focusing on the renowned figure of Oscar Wilde, exploring themes such as the nature of art, failure, and societal perception. The book captures a poignant moment of reflection and camaraderie amidst discussions of beauty and artistic integrity.  The narrative unfolds outside a café in Paris, where three Englishmen are waiting for Wilde to arrive. As they converse, Wilde eventually makes his entrance, and the dialogue delves into various topics, including the meaning of success and failure in an artist's life, the absurdities of societal expectations, and personal anecdotes that reveal Wilde's multifaceted personality. The conversations are marked by witty repartees and philosophical musings, particularly Wilde’s thoughts on the true essence of art, emphasizing that failure often serves as a more profound teacher than success. Ultimately, the work encapsulates a moment in time that reflects both the brilliance and the tragic failures of artistic lives, particularly exemplified in Wilde’s own experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: D. Appleton  and Company, 1924  aWilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Paris4 uhttps://archive.org/details/echodeparis00hous/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72010  c112736d112736