Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900 creator Boutens, P. C. 1870-1943 text utu 2004 monographic nl 1 online resource : multiple file formats "De profundis" by Oscar Wilde is a letter written between January and March 1897 during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol. Addressed to his former lover Lord Alfred Douglas, the letter recounts their extravagant relationship that led to Wilde's conviction for gross indecency. In its pages, Wilde reflects on both Douglas's vanity and his own weakness, then charts his spiritual transformation in prison and his identification with Jesus Christ as a romantic artist. Written under strict conditions, the manuscript was entrusted to Robert Ross upon Wilde's release. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Profundis_(letter) Release date is 2004-10-03 Produced by Miranda van de Heijning and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Suffering Grief Imprisonment PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13585 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13585 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133324.0 13585