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late irish writer Oscar Wilde Preparation to re-issue its reader card by British LibraryThe original was canceled over 130 years later strong belief For “gross indecency”.
British Library excludes celebrated novelist From its reading room in 1895 after being accused of being homosexual relationsA criminal offense at that time.
The physical pass will be handed over to Wilde’s only grandson, Merlin Holland, at a special event at the library on Thursday to celebrate the launch of his book. After the Oscars, Which investigates the legacy of an author after his death.
Mr Holland said: “Oscar was in Pentonville prison for three weeks when his ticket to the British Museum Reading Room was cancelled, so he wouldn’t have known about it, which was probably just as well.
“I think his suffering must have been heightened by feeling himself one of the greats of the world Library had banned him books Just as the law banned him from daily life. But the return of his ticket is a beautiful gesture of apology and I am sure his soul will be touched and pleased.”
The Library decided to revoke Wilde’s reader’s pass following his trial and conviction as a result of the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885, which criminalized acts of “gross indecency” between men.
After a trial, Wilde was sentenced to two years’ hard labor and was released from prison in 1897. The events of 1895 had such a profound impact on his life and career that he moved to France, where he lived until his death.
The British Library holds a collection of Wilde’s works, including a handwritten love letter written by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas from Reading Gaol. of the depths,
Dame Carol Black, Chair of the Board of the British Library, said: “Oscar Wilde was one of the most important literary figures of the nineteenth century and the British Library holds handwritten drafts of his most famous plays. Ernest, The Importance of Being an Ideal Husband, a Woman of No Importance And Lady Windermere’s admirer.
“Through this tribute we hope to not only honor Wilde’s memory, but also acknowledge the injustice and enormous suffering he suffered as a result of his convictions. We are also delighted to have his grandson Marilyn receiving a Reader’s Pass on behalf of the Oscars.”