De Profundis

By Oscar Wilde

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction

Oscar Wilde's long letter to Lord Alfred Douglas, written from Reading Gaol in 1897, reflecting on suffering, sorrow, art, and spiritual renewal.

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• Ryan Holiday: “A related book recommendation that I sent to a friend who was in the middle of a similarly dark experience is Oscar Wilde's De Profundis (also written in prison).”