In 1882, poet Oscar Wilde was invited by Richard D'Oyly Carte to make a lecture tour of North America. Due to popularity, the original four month tour was extended to 140 lectures over 260 days and stretched from New York to San Francisco. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1882/01/03 | Oscar Wilde arrives in New York aboard the SS Arizona to promote Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, Patience, and to give a series of lectures. | Castle Clinton National Monument, New York City |
| 1882/01/03 | Oscar Wilde probably stayed at the Grand Hotel, New York during his lecture series | Grand Hotel, New York City |
| 1882/01/24 | After arriving in Baltimore from Washington this afternoon, Oscar Wilde is entertained at Mrs Sherwood's on Charles St. | |
| 1882/01/26 | Oscar Wilde delivers a lecture on "The English Renaissance" at the Academy of Music (razed). About 800 persons are in the audience. Considering the weather it is quite a large turn out of ladies. Mr Wilde stays at the Mount Vernon Hotel. | William Julian Albert House, Baltimore, MD |
| 1882/01/31 | Walt Whitman meets Oscar Wilde at his brother and sister-in-law's house on Stevens St (lost) in Camden, New Jersey. "He is a fine large handsome youngster," and "he had the good sense to take a great fancy to me." WW | |
| 1882/01/31 | Oscar Wilde encounters Walt Whitman, living with his brother and sister-in-law in a row house on Stevens St (lost) in Camden, New Jersey. | Walt Whitman Neighborhood, Camden, NJ |
| 1882/02/00 | Oscar Wilde did stay at the Grand Hotel, New York during his lecture series in Febraury and May | Grand Hotel, New York City |
| 1882/07/15 | At an invitation from Julia Ward Howe, Oscar Wilde lectures at the Newport Casino Theater in Newport, Rhode Island. | Newport Casino, Newport, RI |