American papers mocked Oscar Wilde as an “assthete,” but he - TopicsExpress



          

American papers mocked Oscar Wilde as an “assthete,” but he made for great copy: He pronounced his disappointment in the Atlantic Ocean and Niagara Falls, but was genuinely charmed by the hospitality he encountered in places like Leadville, Colo. (where he admired a saloon sign reading, “PLEASE DO NOT SHOOT THE PIANIST. HE IS DOING HIS BEST,” calling it “the only rational method of art criticism I have ever come across”).
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:15:01 +0000

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