You may recall my discovery back in 2018 of a lecture that Oscar Wilde gave at the seaside town of Narragansett Pier.

In that earlier blog post I reported how Oscar was well-liked. The Narragansett Times described his talk as, “an eloquent, well-sustained plea for art in the household.” Afterwards, “he walked leisurely though the rooms of the house, and the ladies indulged themselves in a ‘good look’ at him.”

Now the following article from has emerged from the Providence Morning Star which corroborates the “universal satisfaction” of Wilde’s “social success” in adding to the general gaiety of the resort.