Oscar Wilde stands as one of the most acclaimed literary voices of the late 19th century, celebrated for his enduring impact ...

How Wilde’s haters and clever manipulation and promotion created the persona of the much loved Wilde. A book mapping Oscar Wilde’s tour of America claims this audacious unknown invented the idea of ...

Wilde is remembered as one of the great Victorian writers, and a martyr for LGBTQ+ rights. Show more Oscar Wilde is remembered as one of the greatest Victorian writers, with diverse works including ...

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it. Sponsor ...

Oscar Wilde's library card was reissued 130 years after his original was revoked for, 'gross indecency,' by the British Library. The date of Wilde's death, 30 November 1900, has been used as the new ...

The British Library symbolically reissued the reading pass of controversial playwright Oscar Wilde, over a hundred years after it was cancelled due to his imprisonment. The reading pass was presented ...

Over time, the accumulation of myths, half-truths, gossip, and in much more serious instances, egregious misrepresentations and downright lies, have continued to distort the facts about Oscar Wilde ...

The British Library has posthumously restored the library card of Irish writer Oscar Wilde, more than a century after it was revoked in the wake of his 1895 conviction for “gross indecency.” The ...

The grandson of Oscar Wilde will collect a British Library pass symbolically reinstated to the celebrated Irish writer 130 years after it was revoked when he was convicted for being gay. In 1895, the ...

The British Library has reinstated the suspended library card of revered Irish author Oscar Wilde, who died in 1900. Wilde’s access to the British Museum Reading Room was revoked in 1895 after the gay ...

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