The Real Trial Of Oscar Wilde [Paperback]

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.

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 Wildedocuments an alarmingly swift fall fromgrace; it is also a supremely moving testament to the rightto live, work, and love as one's heart dictates.

Touching & sharp, unsentimental & an expectedly vivid portrait. -London Times on The Wilde Album

Sharp, unillusioned and free from family piety. -Daily Telegraph (London) on The Wilde Album

Marvellous & a feast. -The Independent on The Wilde Album

This narrative remind[s] us what an extraordinary man his grandfather wasand how much he influenced the 20th century. -New York Times Book Review on The Wilde Album