In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on ...
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When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from the winding shelves of the Boston Athenaeum, he ...
When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.
Oscar Wild had his reader pass revoked by the library after his conviction for ‘gross indecency’ (British Library) The British Library excluded the celebrated novelist from its reading room in 1895 ...
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Oscar Wilde grandson to collect reissued British Library pass
The grandson of Oscar Wilde will Thursday collect a British Library pass symbolically reinstated to the celebrated Irish writer 130 years after it was revoked when he was convicted for being gay.
The British Library has reinstated the suspended library card of revered Irish author Oscar Wilde, who died in 1900. Wilde’s access to the British Museum Reading Room was revoked in 1895 after the gay ...
The British Library has honoured late Irish writer Oscar Wilde by reissuing a reader's card in his name, 130 years after his original was revoked following his conviction for "gross indecency". The ...
British Airways is proudly celebrating the launch of its new lounge design concept with the opening of two new lounges on its global network, marking a significant step change in the airline’s premium ...
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