Description
Oscar Wilde had one of literary history's mostexplosive love affairs with Lord Alfred BosieDouglas. In 1895, Bosie's father, the Marquessof Queensberry, delivered a note to the Albemarle Clubaddressed to Oscar Wilde posing as sodomite. WithBosie's encouragement, Wilde sued the Marquess forlibel. He not only lost but he was tried twice for grossindecency and sent to prison with two years' hard labor.With this publication of the uncensored trial transcripts, readers can for the first time in more than a century hearWilde at his most articulate and brilliant. The Real Trialof Oscar Wilde documents an alarmingly swift fall fromgrace; it is also a supremely moving testament to the rightto live, work, and love as one's heart dictates.
Author: Merlin Holland
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 10/05/2004
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.93d
ISBN13: 9780007158058
ISBN10: 000715805X
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Legal History
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh