This history on Wilde brought a lot of new ideas into my head as we are getting ready to read some of his work in class. I am interested to see if there are any hints of homosexuality inside of his work. Some claimed that his work is what damned him as a gay because it was so evident within his writings. Others claim that there is no trace of homosexuality inside of his work and that he was able to keep his personal feelings out of his writings. I also thought it was interesting to read more about the community inside London and their knowledge of homosexuality.

Magazine Day in the 1820’s is equivalent to us, today, waiting for the newest blockbuster film to come out (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Avengers, etc.). While we are in anticipation as to what will happen to our beloved characters and the dramatic shifts in the story lines, so were the people of England during the era of periodicals and magazines. Waiting for the monthly installment of magazines was regarded to be a wait of high anticipation. During this period, Charles Dickens was one of the authors who seemed to thrive while writing his novels in installments, instead of all at once.