Oscar Wilde published "Picture of Dorian Gray" in 1890, a year after the Cleveland Street Raid. Many of the reviews on the novel were more in a reaction to the most recent scandal than an actual reaction to the novel itself. it was not unknown knowledge that Oscar Wilde was gay but due to his high status, that was before the trials happened, no one truly wanted to place charges against him. It would have caused more disruption amongst the high-class social circle than it would do any court any good. After the trials of Wilde, many bookstores pulled him from their sleeves, following suit as the rest of London did when he was found guilty of gross indecency.