Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Wilde's Library Pass Reinstated After Over a Century
Oscar Wilde, a famous writer, was once banned from the British Library a long time ago.
This was because he was in trouble with the law.
Recently, the library decided to let him back in, 130 years after.
It all started because someone did not like his relationship, which led to him going to jail.
While there, he wrote about his feelings.
It took a long time for things to become fairer.
Oscar Wilde's British Library reader pass was reinstated.
The reinstatement occurred 130 years after the pass was canceled.
Cancellation followed Wilde's 1895 conviction for 'gross indecency'.
He was convicted after the Marquess of Queensberry learned of Wilde's relationship with Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas.
Wilde's imprisonment shaped his writing, including 'De Profundis'.
- Who
- Oscar Wilde
- What
- Oscar Wilde's British Library reader pass was reinstated.
- When
- 130 years after its cancellation.
- Where
- British Library
- Why
- The article does not explicitly state the reason.
- Figure
- Oscar Wilde
- Event
- Reader pass reinstated
- Year of Conviction
- 1895
- Reason for Conviction
- 'Gross indecency'
- Sentence
- Two years' hard labour