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About Kenton Crowther

Kenton Crowther writes articles and stories, and novels "out of another England." Visit him at KentonCrowther.com, read his blog and find him on Twitter @KentonCrowther.

That Deadly Lord Douglas: Oscar Wilde and De Profundis

Kenton Crowther

Oscar Wilde - De Profundis

It is hard to read the letter published as De Profundis, with its account of Wilde’s disastrous life with Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas, without laughing. From his cell in Reading Gaol, Wilde … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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