A beautifully illustrated art history and cultural biography the street of wonderful possibilities focuses on one of the most influential artistic quarters in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries londons tite street where a staggering amount of talent thrived between the 1870s and 1930s including james abbott mcneill whistler oscar wilde and john singer. History books the street of wonderful possibilities by devon cox review wilde whistler and sargent in tite street an engrossing biography recalls the fin de siecle days when chelsea was the. The street of wonderful possibilities 113 1875 to 1950 skilfully tracing the history of the street and its studio houses dvkhzhdyhvdqduudwlyhdurxqg7lwh6wuhhwvwkuhhduwlvwlfuwlwdqv dphv mcneill whistler oscar wilde and john singer sargent. The street of wonderful possibilities is beautifully illustrated with paintings by whistler john singer sargent walter sickert and others from their tite street circle and covers the idol. On a dismally foggy morning in 1889 oscar wilde glanced through the study window of his london home in tite street and saw an amazing sight ellen terry the most famous actress of the day