The Portrait Of Mr. W. H.

"The Portrait of Mr. W. H." is a story written by Oscar Wilde, first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1889. It was later added to the collection Lord

short story "The Portrait of Mr. W. H.", and that the sonnets were written to a young actor who played female roles in Shakespeare's plays. The sonnets are

commissioned the novel from him. In July 1889, Wilde published "The Portrait of Mr. W. H.", a very different story but one that has a similar title to The Picture

"The Portrait of Mr. W. H.", in which Hughes is transmuted from a musician into a seductive boy-actor working in Shakespeare's company. Wilde uses the

Ghost" "The Sphinx Without a Secret" "The Model Millionaire" In later editions, another story, "The Portrait of Mr. W. H.", was added to the collection