bˌʌt kˈoʊnən dˈɔɪl klˈeɪmd ɪn hɪz ˌɔːɾoʊbaɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ðæt wʌt wˈaɪldə lˈaɪkt wʌzðə kˌæɹɪktɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒˈʌdʒ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dʒˈɛfɹiz ɪnðə nˈɑːvəl.
But Conan Doyle claimed in his autobiography that what Wilde liked was the characterization of Judge George Jeffreys in the novel.