Oscar Wilde’s British Library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction – BBC
Oscar Wilde’s library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction 1 day ago, Paul Glynn, Culture reporter The British Library has honoured late Irish writer Oscar Wilde by reissuing a reader’s card in his name, 130 years after his original was revoked following his conviction for “gross indecency”. The celebrated novelist, poet…
