Oscar Wilde not "hounded ... into sad submission?" I suppose that could be true only if you argued that his was a case of self-destruction.
C. G. Estabrook
On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Peter K. wrote:
> ... is there an example of a prominent prankster not being hounded
> into sad submission? Off the top of my head, I can only think of Oscar
> Wilde ...