1821–1896
Lady Jane Francesca Wilde

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 27, 1821, Wex­ford, Ire­land.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 3, 1896, at her home in Chel­sea, Eng­land.

Buried: Ken­sal Green Ce­me­te­ry, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Pseudonym: Speranza.

Biography

Jane was the daugh­ter of Wex­ford so­li­ci­tor Charles El­gee (1783–1824); wife of Dub­lin ocu­list Dr. (lat­er Sir) Will­iam Wilde (mar­ried 1851); and mo­ther of po­et/play­wright Os­car Wilde.

Works

Her po­ems ap­peared in The Na­tion. Her oth­er works in­clude:

Sources

Translations

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