[? April 1889] [Woman's World, La Belle Sauvage]
Sir,
It was arranged last year that I should send in my income-tax return from Chelsea where I reside, as I am resigning my position here and will not be with Messrs Cassell after August. I think it would be better to continue that arrangement. I wish your notices were not so agitating and did not hold out such dreadful threats. A penalty of fifty pounds sounds like a relic of mediaeval torture,
Your obedient servant,
It was arranged last year that I should send in my income-tax return from Chelsea where I reside, as I am resigning my position here and will not be with Messrs Cassell after August. I think it would be better to continue that arrangement. I wish your notices were not so agitating and did not hold out such dreadful threats. A penalty of fifty pounds sounds like a relic of mediaeval torture,
Your obedient servant,
OSCAR WILDE
Reader note: Text from Cassell's Weekly, 2 May, 1923
Oscar Wilde in 1889
This post is dedicated to my wife Caroline, who suggested it. Happy anniversary, Caroline.
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