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Lady Wilde (1821 - 1896) was born in Dublin and wrote under the name Speranza. She was a poet, folklorist, nationalist, and feminist.
Her early work was published in The Nation newspaper, and her poetry was collected in Poems (1864).
She married Sir William Wilde in 1851 and had three children with him, among them Oscar Wilde.
Lady Wilde was well-known for hosting a literary salon in Dublin at her home in Merrion Square, where Bram Stoker was a frequent guest. Upon the death of her husband, she moved to London to join her sons.
Lady Wilde died in 1896.
The Demon Cat is taken from Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland (1887).