Matthew Sturgis discovered sheets of foolscap in Wilde's unmistakable handwriting, setting down a sequence of unknown epigrams - unpublished try-outs - while researching his massive biography of Wilde. There were some intriguing new finds. He unearthed dozens of previously unknown and uncollected anecdotes about Wilde, recounted by society hostesses, men-about-town, actors, attorneys, small litterateurs, artists, and politicians, meticulously recording his deeds, mannerisms, and, above all, his sayings. The items in this volume are all small additions to the Wilde story: some unfamiliar, others unexpected, they enrich and alter the picture of his life.