Poems

Date

1864

Identifier

Special Collections PR5809 P6 1864

Type

Publisher

Dublin: James Duffy

Abstract

Jane, Lady Wilde wrote Irish nationalist poetry under the pen name ‘Speranza’ and encouraged her children to carry on her revolutionary legacies. Lady Wilde’s influence extended far beyond her children; when Oscar Wilde visited North America in 1882, he was welcomed as ‘Speranza’s boy’.

Files

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Citation

Speranza (Lady Wilde), “Poems,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 22, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/10220.