Genius on trial: key sources relating to Oscar Wilde at The National Archives

Genius on trial: key sources relating to Oscar Wilde at The National Archives

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The arrest and subsequent imprisonment of Oscar Wilde was one of
the most sensational and controversial episodes of the late
Victorian era, with far-reaching social and cultural implications.
This talk presents the key documents held by The National Archives
on Oscar Wilde, and uses them to tell the story of the events which
culminated in 1895 in his three trials and a sentence of two years'
imprisonment with hard labour.

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