On this day in 1897 — 126 years ago — writer Oscar Wilde was released from jail after two years of hard labor
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On this day in 1897 — 126 years ago — writer Oscar Wilde was released from jail after two years of hard labor. His experiences in prison were the basis for his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898). Wilde was born and educated in Ireland. He studied at Oxford, graduated with honors in 1878 and remained in London. He became a popular society figure valued at dinner parties for his witty remarks.
On this day in 1897 — 126 years ago — writer Oscar Wilde was released from jail after two years of hard labor
On this day in 1897 — 126 years ago — writer…
On this day in 1897 — 126 years ago — writer Oscar Wilde was released from jail after two years of hard labor
On this day in 1897 — 126 years ago — writer Oscar Wilde was released from jail after two years of hard labor. His experiences in prison were the basis for his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898). Wilde was born and educated in Ireland. He studied at Oxford, graduated with honors in 1878 and remained in London. He became a popular society figure valued at dinner parties for his witty remarks.