Old
Bailey, the main courthouse in London, had never presented a show quite
like the three trials that captivated England and much of the literary
world in the spring of 1895. Celebrity, sex, witty dialogue,
political
intrique, surprising twists, and important issues of art and
morality--is
it any surprise that the trials of Oscar Wilde continue to fascinate
one
hundred years after the death of one of Ireland's greatest authors and
playrights?....(CONTINUED) |