Topic: Let me tell you a little something about April 3, 1895
Anonymous A started this discussion 4 years ago#103,166
> At the height of his fame and success, while The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) was still being performed in London, Wilde prosecuted the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel on April 3, 1895. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with men. After two more trials he was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897.
Moral of the story: becareful when accusing someone of libel or stalking. When you play with fire you will be burnt!
Whiny Man joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 1 minute later[^][v]#1,164,700
STOP LOOKING AT THINGS I POST IN PUBLIC!
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 1 day later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,164,913
> John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 – 31 January 1900), was a British nobleman, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde.