Oscar Wilde's "Criminal" Notes

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May 8, 2023

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It is a wonder we have any of Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) notes. They were all sold at auction when the brilliant author was jailed for being gay—the official charge was “gross indecency.”

Oscar Wilde in his aesthetic lecturing costume, 1882. Photo by Napoleon Sarony. Wilde wrote about aesthetic dr… | Oscar wilde, Writers and poets, Oscar wilde quotes — *Oscar Wilde during his American lecture tour, 1882, photo by Napoleon Sarony*

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