When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.
A number of organisations have launched the Libraries Alliance and called on the government to work with them to publish a ...
When Oscar Wilde was jailed for, "gross indecency," a 19th century euphemism for gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 ...
The government has promised to make sure every primary school in England will have a library by 2029. Does your school have a ...
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British Library reissues Oscar Wilde’s pass 130 years after it was revoked over gay conviction
Wilde was convicted in England of “gross indecency” under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885, which criminalised same-sex ...
Nov. 17 (UPI) --A library in England said a book was recently returned by an apologetic former patron who checked it out in 1976. Blackpool Libraries said the former patron told librarians she used to ...
Spellow Library, in Walton, Liverpool, was forced to close when it was set alight on 3 August amid unrest which swept across ...
LUNENBURG — Hear about some haunted New England lighthouses with historian Jeremy D’Entremont, as he presents “Haunted Lighthouses of New England” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Lunenburg Public ...
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