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British Library Reissues Oscar Wilde's Card, Acknowledging Past Injustice
10/16/2025
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Story summary
- The British Library reissued Oscar Wilde's reader's card, 130 years after it was revoked for his 1895 gross indecency conviction.
- Merlin Holland, Wilde's grandson, will collect the card on what would have been Wilde's 171st birthday.
- The library notes Wilde endured two years in prison after a libel trial related to his homosexual relationships.
- Holland described the reissuance as a "lovely gesture of forgiveness."
