Pen, Pencil, and Poison: A Study

Text upon which this Online Edition is Based: First version, in Fortnightly Review, January 1889. London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd. Volume XLV New Series, Volume LI Old Series. A revised version was published in Intentions, May 1891.

This ebook contains Wilde's biographical essay about an art critic who was also a murderer. The essay explores the relationship between forged art and forged life, and underlines the symmetry between crime and culture in the late-Victorian period.

Date Published: 19 July 2012
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Keywords: Wilde, Victorians, aesthetics, forgery, Art
Cite: Pen, Pencil, and Poison: A Study by Oscar Wilde at https://victorianprose.blogspot.com/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/pen-pencil-poison-study. Published on 19 July 2012. Accessed on 15 May 2026.
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