Oscar Wilde: ‘I can Resist Everything Except Temptation’ with Susannah Fullerton

“Somehow or other I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious” declared the young Oscar Wilde: he proved to be both! Wilde’s genius as a raconteur and coiner of epigrams made him the most quoted man in London. He translated his genius into stories, plays, poems and a novel and gained a place amongst the great Victorian writers.

Wilde once stated that he had put only his talent into his works, but had put his genius into his life. His life was one of excess - fabulous food and wine, dining in the best establishments, trips abroad, and having male lovers which was, at that time, illegal. Susannah Fullerton discusses Wilde’s extraordinary life and the creation of his great works of literature. Dramatic readings will bring those works to life and illustrations provide the sort of sumptuous visual background that Wilde himself would have appreciated.

Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN, is a well-known speaker on famous writers and their works. She lectures around Australia and internationally, sharing her passion for literature. She has been President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia for 30 years. Susannah is the author of several books, including her most recent work ‘Great Writers and the Cats who Owned Them’, published by the Bodleian Library in Oxford. She leads literary tours overseas and in Australia for Australians Studying Abroad. She also published a popular free newsletter, ‘Notes from a Book Addict’ every month.

Your ticket includes tea or Market Lane coffee served before the presentation, and time to browse our exclusive range of books, gifts, and homewares at TJC Emporium.

This event is presented on-site at The Johnston Collection. Please see your ticket for details. NOTE: Tickets for this event do not include access to our house museum, Fairhall. Guided tours of the current exhibition can be booked separately.

This event is supported by The Colin Holden Charitable Trust.

Image: Oscar Wilde, 1882. Photo: Napoleon Saroney.