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Oscar Wilde’s prison to be transformed into police firearms academy under planning proposal
The disused Victorian prison that once held Oscar Wilde could be turned into a police shooting academy. Thames Valley Police want to use Reading Gaol, which has been closed for more than decade ...
Smithsonian Magazine28d
Why Oscar Wilde’s Play About a Biblical Temptress Was Banned From the British Stage for Decades
"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a ...
Al Bawaba News4y
Possible New Banksy on The Side of a Prison Where Oscar Wilde Was Once Jailed
A Banksy-inspired artwork has appeared overnight on the walls of a Grade-II listed Victorian jail where Oscar Wilde was famously held. The artwork, which depicts a prisoner attempting to ...
The Scandalous History of Oscar Wilde’s Memorial Tomb
For months, the sculptor had toiled on a memorial tomb for Oscar Wilde, the celebrated—and often vilified—author of works like The Picture of Dorian Gray. When he had finished and placed the headstone ...
BBC5y
Learning English - Moving Words
Oscar Wilde's last words ... but he was found guilty of gross indecency and spent two years in prison. Tragically, he never recovered from the health and financial problems he suffered during ...