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Gay Fiction

The Green Carnation

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  • 1894 first published
  • 205 pages
  • 50 editions
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Published in 1894, The Green Carnation is a gay fiction novel by Robert Smythe Hichens. The story is set in Great Britain and Ireland, in the 19th century. It features Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). It deals with authors, Biography, Satire and gay men.

11 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 50 editions across 3 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 683 times in the last 30 days.

At about 205 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About The Green Carnation

**From Goodreads:** An audacious, comic fantasy, satirizing the ways of society, and parodying the mannerisms of certain popular writers. Gay men in turn-of-the-century Paris wore green carnations in their buttonholes. On a visit to Egypt in the winter of 1893-1894 for his health, Hichens met Lord Alfred Douglas and was introduced by him to Oscar Wilde, who was already the most renowned author of his age. Hichens returned to England and wrote The Green Carnation
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Subjects

  • Authors
  • Biography
  • Satire
  • Gay men
  • In literature
  • Irish authors
  • Description and travel
  • Biographical
  • Ireland
  • London, England
  • LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall
  • Humor
  • Irish Authors
  • Biographical fiction
  • Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Green Carnation?

The Green Carnation was written by Robert Smythe Hichens and first published in 1894.

What genre is The Green Carnation?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is The Green Carnation?

The median edition has 205 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Green Carnation free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to The Green Carnation?

Readers who like it often enjoy The last testament of Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Epistemology of the Closet.

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