The Portrait of Mr. W.H.

Fascinated by the identity of the mysterious Mr W.H. to whom Shakespeare dedicated his sonnets, Oscar Wilde determined to prove to the world that it was in fact a gentleman by the name of Will Hughes. Cambridge scholar Cyril Graham spent his days performing in Shakespeare's plays, and being somewhat effeminate in nature, he was cast in the female roles. And then he made a rather startling discovery - the W.H. of the sonnets could be none other than Will Hughes, the boy-actor of Shakespeare's plays! But when no one shared this deep conviction, he resolved to find another way to convince them...


Genre: Literary Fiction

"The Portrait of Mr W.H. is quintessential Wilde, introducing paradox into the realm of speculation and wit into the sphere of art." - Peter Ackroyd