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There's a rather amusing quote from Winston Churchill: "Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip". If there's anyone who embodies that ...
Not many inmates during Wilde’s time would have been able to write or read. If these are the words of a man in prison able to communicate his feelings, imagine what was going on in the minds of those ...
Oscar Wilde wrote that "travel improves the mind" — and we couldn't agree more. Oscar Wilde Quotes That Will Change How You Travel: 'Be Afraid of Nothing' Skip to main content ...
In November 2022, an image of Irish author and poet Oscar Wilde, famous for the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray," circulated online alongside a quote he probably never uttered: "Always forgive ...
Oscar Wilde's much-loved comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, is set to delight audiences at a screening at Reading Rep Theatre. The play, directed by Max Webster, is a lively take on Wilde's ...
In 1895, Wilde was convicted of homosexual activity and sentenced to two years in prison. Built in the mid-1800s, the facility was operational until 2013. Now, it's hosting an unusual art exhibit.
The British Library has announced it will posthumously reinstate gay poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s reader pass after revoking it in 1895 due to his homosexuality. Known at the time as the ...
The British Library has announced it will posthumously reinstate gay poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s reader pass after revoking it in 1895 due to his homosexuality. Known at the time as the ...