Making Oscar Wilde

Prologue: What's the matter with Oscar Wilde?

Part one, 1854-1881. Turning points ; Do you find the world very hollow? ; Astonishing the dons ; Not having set the world quite on fire

Part two, 1882-1883. Colonel Morse's campaign ; Oscar dear ; Mr Wild of Borneo, or The paddy ; Life imitates art ; Is it manhood? ; The war of art ; Ain't nothing like the real thing ; Son of Speranza ; Underground men ; Going south ; The confederate

Part three, 1883-1900. Success is a science ; You have made your name ; By the throat

Epilogue: The private view

Appendix: The mystery of Wilde's black valet.