Lord Alfred Douglas

Lord Alfred Douglas

Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 – 20 March 1945), nicknamed Bosie, was a British author, poet and translator, better known as the intimate friend and lover of the writer Oscar Wilde. Much of his early poetry was Uranian in theme, though he tended, later in life, to distance himself from both Wilde's influence and his own role as a Uranian poet.

Read more about Lord Alfred Douglas:  Early Life and Background, Relationship With Wilde, The 1895 Trials, Naples and Paris, Marriage, Repudiation of Wilde, Libel Actions, Later Life, Death, Writings

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