Speranza

Hill's not adverse to taking up the mic herself under the name Speranza, with partner Judith Watts.

unknown title 2009

Hill's not adverse to taking up the mic herself under the name Speranza, with partner Judith Watts.

Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon 2009

'Speranza' was Lady Wilde, a fluent poet and essayist, who survived her husband the archæologist.

The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent S.M. Hussey

“How like 'Speranza'!” she cooed, “dear Lady Wilde!”

Oscar Wilde Harris, Frank 1916

“ 'Speranza' is Lady Wilde?” she asked with a slight American accent.

Oscar Wilde Harris, Frank 1916

He was married to a woman with a great literary reputation as a poet and writer who was idolized by the populace for her passionate advocacy of Ireland's claim to self-government; "Speranza" was regarded by the Irish people as a sort of Irish Muse.

Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions Harris, Frank 1910

"'Speranza' is Lady Wilde?" she asked with a slight American accent.

Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions Harris, Frank 1910

It was generally felt that the verdict did substantial justice; though the jury, led away by patriotic sympathy with Lady Wilde, the true "Speranza," had been a little hard on Miss Travers.

Oscar Wilde His Life and Confessions Harris, Frank 1910

'Speranza' was Lady Wilde, a fluent poet and essayist, who survived her husband the archaeologist.

The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Hussey, S M 1904

[Illustration: "Speranza": Lady Wilde as a Young Woman] "When my father was dying it was the same thing.

Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) His Life and Confessions Frank Harris 1893