Oscar Wilde at Bow Street

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"Oscar Wilde at Bow Street"
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Full Title: "Oscar Wilde at Bow Street" from the Illustrated Police News

Published: 20 April 1895, London

The Illustrated Police News was a weekly tabloid newspaper that depicted real-life crime stories. It was published between 1864 and 1938. On the cover of this issue, Oscar Wilde is depicted arriving on Bow Street in his carriage as he is "hooted by the mob." The other drawings on the page also show Wilde as "ill in prison" and "in the dock."

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© British Library Board

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Trials of Oscar Wilde

Apr 1895 to May 1895

photo of WildeThe trials of Oscar Wilde, which occurred in April and May of 1895, have become legendary as a turning-point in the history of public awareness of homosexuality. By their close, Wilde had gone from being a triumphantly successful playwright to a ruined man, condemned to two years of hard labor for gross indecency. They garnered extensive coverage first in the London press and then in newspapers around the world; the story of the trials continues to be retold in ways that have persistent relevance for contemporary queer culture. Image: Photograph of Oscar Wilde, by Napoleon Sarony. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

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Andrew Elfenbein, “On the Trials of Oscar Wilde: Myths and Realities”

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Part of Group:

Engaging English (F20 ENGL 202-02 Purdue)

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Gallery: Race, Gender, Class, Sex

Image Date: 

20 Apr 1895