{"product_id":"the-real-trial-of-oscar-wilde-the-first-uncensored-transcript-of-the-trial-of-oscar-wilde-vs-john-douglas-marquess-of-queensberry-1895-9780007158058","title":"The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde: The First Uncensored Transcript of the Trial of Oscar Wilde Vs. John Douglas, Marquess of Queensberry, 1895","description":"\u003cp\u003eO\u003cstrong\u003escar Wilde had one of literary history's most explosive love affairs with Lord Alfred Bosie Douglas. In 1895, Bosie's father, the Marquess of Queensberry, delivered a note to the Albemarle Club addressed to Oscar Wilde posing as sodomite. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Boosie's encouragement, Wilde sued the Marquess for libel. He not only lost but he was tried twice for gross indecency and sent to prison with two years' hard labor. With this publication of the uncensored trial transcripts, readers can for the first time in more than a century hear Wilde at his most articulate and brilliant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Real Trial of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e documents an alarmingly swift fall from grace; it is also a supremely moving testament to the right to live, work, and love as one's heart dictates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merlin Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007158058\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolland, Merlin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMerlin Holland is Oscar Wilde's only grandson. He has been researching Wilde's life for the last twenty years. He is the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39821797032051,"sku":"9780007158058","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c5f7bf77-3cbc-4c50-aec7-1cf818843c94.jpg?v=1644515429","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-real-trial-of-oscar-wilde-the-first-uncensored-transcript-of-the-trial-of-oscar-wilde-vs-john-douglas-marquess-of-queensberry-1895-9780007158058","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}