When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.
The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over ...
Oscar Wilde was his usual wild self on May 2, 1882… when he played a "Wilde" joke on all of Richmond. His full name was Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde, but the world knew him as Oscar Wilde.
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