# Talk:Oscar Wilde

When he visited San Francisco, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, "The city is divided into two camps, those who thought Wilde was an engaging speaker and an original thinker, and those who thought he was the most pretentious fraud ever perpetrated on a groaning public." Though his press reception was hostile, Wilde was well received in diverse settings across America: he drank whiskey with miners in Leadville, Colorado, and was fêted at the most fashionable salons in many cities he visited.
I think the quote can be shortened (paraphrased) to make way for an expansion of the famous party Jules Tavernier and Joseph Strong held for Wilde at the old offices of the California Supreme Court in the Montgomery Block in 1882. At the time, Tavernier and Strong were living there together with both of their families..  Or, I could leave the quote as is and add the material. Viriditas (talk) 21:22, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

I've left the relevant source and material for others to look at and add if they so desire.  I'll check back here in a week or so to see if others (such as the primary contributors) have decided to expand the section based on this material. If not, and nobody has commented, I will go ahead and add it. Viriditas (talk) 00:27, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
It occurs to me this entire visit (and party) could be turned into its own article but I don’t have access to Wikipedia Library to do so (it has access to all the original coverage). If others do, here’s your chance. Viriditas (talk) 01:12, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

"Douglas soon initiated Wilde into the Victorian underground of gay prostitution ..." As "gay" is a relatively modern term, this should read "homosexual prostitution" in what is otherwise an article befitting one of GA standard Billsmith60 (talk) 17:32, 16 October 2025 (UTC)