Dowden 's spirit - communications were published by various authors .
Hester Dowden ( 1868 -- 1949 ) , or Hester Travers Smith , was an Irish spiritualist medium who is most notable for having claimed to contact the spirits of Oscar Wilde , William Shakespeare and other writers .
Hester Travers Smith 's spirit - communications were published by various authors .
Hester Dowden ( 1868 -- 1949 ) , or Hester Travers Smith , was an Irish spiritualist medium who is most notable for having claimed to contact the spirits of Oscar Wilde , William Shakespeare and other writers .