Jane Wilde | |
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| Born | Jane Francesca Agnes Elgee 27 December 1821 Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | 3 February 1896 (aged 74) Chelsea, London, England |
| Pen name | Speranza |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | English |
| Notable works | Ancient Legends Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Oscar Wilde Willie Wilde Isola Wilde |
| Relatives | John Elgee (grandfather) Robert McClure (cousin) Basil Maturin (first cousin, once removed) |
Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896)[1] was an Anglo-Irish poet who wrote under the pen name Speranza[2] and supporter of the nationalist movement. Lady Wilde had a special interest in Irish folktales, which she helped to gather[3] and was the mother of Oscar Wilde and Willie Wilde.
- ^ Marhorie Howes, "Lady Wilde and the Emergence of Irish Cultural Nationalism," in Ideology and Ireland in the Nineteenth Century, ed. Foley and Ryder, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1998.
- ^ "Speranza (Jane Francesca Wilde)", Irish Writers Online.
- ^ Robeto Rosaspini Reynolds, Cuentos de hadas irlandeses.