ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ʌv kˈoʊnən dˈɔɪl, tˈɛlɚɹ ʌv tˈeɪlz, ˈɔːθɚ dˈænjəl stˈæʃaʊɚ sˈʌspɛkts ðæt wˈaɪldə wʊd nˈɛvɚ hæv lˈaɪkt sˈʌtʃ ɐ nˈɑːvəl.
In the 1999 biography of Conan Doyle, Teller of Tales, author Daniel Stashower suspects that Wilde would never have liked such a novel.