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Irish Popular Superstitions

Irish Popular Superstitions

William Robert Wilde

Almost 150 years ago, Sir William Wilde, father of the famous writer Oscar Wilde, attempted to capture in a single volume the wit and wisdom, the lore and legend, of the superstitious Irish imagination.
On the physical, moral, and social condition of the deaf and ...

On the physical, moral, and social condition of the deaf and ...

William Robert W. Wilde (sir.)

William Robert W. Wilde (sir.) ON THE PHYSICAL, MORAL, AND SOCIAL CONDITION THE DEAF AND DUMB. BY WILLIAM R. WILDE, F. R. C. S., ASSISTANT CENSUS COMMISSIONER J SURGEON TO ST. MARK'S HOSPITAL; AUTHOR ...
Wilde’s Wiles: Studies of the Influences on Oscar Wilde and ...

Wilde’s Wiles: Studies of the Influences on Oscar Wilde and ...

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Studies of the Influences on Oscar Wilde and His Enduring Influences in the Twenty-First Century Annette M. Magid ... An additional detail regarding the name “Wilde” is posited to 2 Frederick C. Blodi, “William R. Wilde (1815-1876) in Vienna,” ...
Wilde Discoveries: Traditions, Histories, Archives

Wilde Discoveries: Traditions, Histories, Archives

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58 Robert Harborough Sherard,TheRealOscar Wilde (London: T. Werner Laurie, 1916), 110–11, andEllmann, OscarWilde, ... 67 In 1864, Wilde'smother, Jane Francesca Wilde, took out alibel suit against Mary Josephine Travers, apatient of  ...
Medicine, Disease and the State in Ireland, 1650-1940

Medicine, Disease and the State in Ireland, 1650-1940

Greta Jones

For Wilde's European reputation as an otologist, see Sproule, 'Sir William Wilde', p. 581; Lesky, The Vienna Medical School, p. 178. For his influence in Australia, see R.F. Lowe, 'William R. Wilde, Andrew S. Gray and two eye hospitals of very ...
History of Ophthalmology 5: Sub auspiciis Academiae ...

History of Ophthalmology 5: Sub auspiciis Academiae ...

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William R. Wilde (1815–1876) in Vienna FREDERICK C. BLODI Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Key words: History of ophthalmology, William Wilde William R. Wilde was born 1815 in a small hamlet in Connaught, the most ...
The Library of William Andrews Clark, Jr: Wilde and Wildeiana

The Library of William Andrews Clark, Jr: Wilde and Wildeiana

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"Speranza" was the nom deplume of Jane FrancescaWilde,the mother of Oscar Wilde, which she signed to all her ... By || Sir William R. Wilde, M.D.,|| Vice- President Of The Royal Irish Academy ; || [etc.,etc] Illustrated with numerous Wood ...
Oscar Wilde's Enniskillen

Oscar Wilde's Enniskillen

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Sir William Wilde to the amount of "One Farthing," being the lowest award which could legally be made, so as to carry costs, ... From scraps of letters produced during the trial, as having been addressed from Sir William R. Wilde to the plaintiff, ...
The Fall of the House of Wilde: Oscar Wilde and His Family

The Fall of the House of Wilde: Oscar Wilde and His Family

Emer O'Sullivan

7 Marriage In November 1851 all the Dublin papers carried the following announcement: 'Married on the 12th inst. at St Peter's Church by the Reverend John M. Wilde, A.M., Incumbent of Trinity Church, Northwich, William R. Wilde, Esq., ...
A Practical Treatise on the Disease of the Ear, Including ...

A Practical Treatise on the Disease of the Ear, Including ...

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Wilde, William R. Some Observations on the Early History of Aural Surgery, and the Nosological Arrangement of Diseases of the Ear, by W. R. Wilde, M.R.LA. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science. Vol. xxv. Dublin, 1844. Wilde, William R.
Las Iglesias ante la violencia en América Latina: los ...

Las Iglesias ante la violencia en América Latina: los ...

Alexander Wilde

Alexander Wilde, Daniel H. Levine, Robert Albro, Patrick William Kelly, Virginia Garrard-Burnett, María Soledad Catoggio, Gustavo Morello, Rafael Mafei Queiroz , Elyssa Pachico, Javier Arellano-Yanguas, Winifred Tate, Robert Brenneman, ...
Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe and Along the ...

Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe and Along the ...

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With Observations on the Present State and Prospects of Egypt and Palestine, and on the Climate, Natural History and Antiquities of the Countries Visited William Robert Wilde. WILDE'S AUSTRIA. " Our author's work is by no means prolix, not ...
Wilde's Women: How Oscar Wilde Was Shaped by the Women He Knew

Wilde's Women: How Oscar Wilde Was Shaped by the Women He Knew

Eleanor Fitzsimons

The modest ceremony that joined 'William R. Wilde Esq., F.R.C.S.' and 'Jane Francesca' was conducted by the groom's older brother, Reverend John M. Wilde . For the occasion, Jane had exchanged her mourning clothes for a 'very rich dress ...
Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated)

Oscar Wilde

The publication of such a pamphlet was calculated to injure both Sir William and Lady Wilde in public esteem, and Miss Travers was not content to let the matter rest there. She drew attention to the pamphlet by letters to the papers, and on one  ...

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