The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland

The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland

Oscar Wilde had one of literary history's mostexplosive love affairs with Lord Alfred "Bosie"Douglas. 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.

Merlin Holland is the only grandson of Oscar Wilde. For the last thirty years he has been researching his grandfather's life and works. He is the co-editor of The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde and author of The Wilde Album and Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess, the first uncensored publication of his 1895 libel trial.

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ISBN 13	9780007158058
ISBN 10	000715805X
Title	The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde
Author	Merlin Holland
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2004-10-01
Number of pages	400
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