Robert Sherard
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Robert Harborough Sherard (3 December 1861 – 30 January 1943) was an English
writer
and journalist
. He was a friend, and the first biographer, of Oscar Wilde
, as well as being Wilde's most prolific biographer in the first half of the twentieth century.
and actress Emma Love) and Jane Stanley Wordsworth, the granddaughter of William Wordsworth
. He dropped the surname Kennedy upon moving to Paris in late 1882.
He attended Oxford University, and the University of Bonn
.
He was married in turn to Marthe Lipska in 1887, Irene Osgood
in 1908, and Alice Muriel Fiddian in 1928.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He was a friend, and the first biographer, of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
, as well as being Wilde's most prolific biographer in the first half of the twentieth century.
Life
Robert Harborough Sherard was born Robert Harborough Sherard Kennedy on 3 December 1861 at Putney, England, the son of Reverend Bennet Sherard Calcraft Kennedy (illegitimate son of the 6th Earl of HarboroughEarl of Harborough
Lord Sherard, Baron of Leitrim, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1627 for Sir William Sherard, of Stapleford, Leicestershire. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament for Leicestershire and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire...
and actress Emma Love) and Jane Stanley Wordsworth, the granddaughter of William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads....
. He dropped the surname Kennedy upon moving to Paris in late 1882.
He attended Oxford University, and the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
.
He was married in turn to Marthe Lipska in 1887, Irene Osgood
Irene Osgood
Irene Osgood was an American novelist, poet and dramatist. She was born near Richmond, Virginia, in 1875 and spent most of her life in England. She was a daughter of John De Belot...
in 1908, and Alice Muriel Fiddian in 1928.
Biographies
- Émile Zola: A Biographical and Critical Study. London: Chatto & Windus, 1893.
- Alphonse Daudet: a biographical and critical study (1894)
- The Life of Oscar Wilde. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1906.
- The Real Oscar Wilde: To be used as a Supplement to, and in Illustration of "The Life of Oscar Wilde". London: T. Werner Laurie, 1917.
- The Life and Evil Fate of Guy de Maupassant (1926)
- Oscar Wilde Twice Defended from André Gide's Wicked Lies and Frank Harris's Cruel Libels; to Which Is Added a Reply to George Bernard Shaw, a Refutation of Dr G.J. Renier's Statements, a Letter to the Author from Lord Alfred Douglas and an Interview with Bernard Shaw by Hugh Kingsmill. Chicago: Argus Book Shop, 1934.
- Bernard Shaw, Frank Harris and Oscar Wilde. New York: Greystone Press, 1937.
Non-Fiction
- The White Slaves of England (1897)
- The Cry of the Poor (1901)
- The Closed Door (1902)
- The Child Slaves of Britain (1905)
- Modern Paris: Some Sidelights on Its Inner Life. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1912.
Autobiography
- Oscar Wilde: The Story of an Unhappy Friendship. London: privately printed, 1902. London: Greening & Co., 1905.
- Twenty Years in Paris: Being Some Recollections of a Literary Life. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1905.
Papers
- University of Reading (Reading, UK) (Papers purchased 1 Feb. 1964 from Rupert Hart-DavisRupert Hart-DavisSir Rupert Charles Hart-Davis was an English publisher, editor and man of letters. He founded the publishing company Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd...
).
In popular culture
- Sherard is a character in the Oscar Wilde Mystery series written by Gyles BrandrethGyles BrandrethGyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British writer, broadcaster and former Conservative Member of Parliament and junior minister.-Early life:...
.