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Explores the lasting cultural and political impact of the events of this remarkable year, which included Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry and its disastrous repercussions.

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"'Entertaining and instructive... stitches together a rich tapestry of the year's incidents, debates, scandals and diversions... It is a crowded canvas, and a thought-provoking one.' (Times Literary Supplement)"

1895

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 30 June 2014
      ISBN-13 9780748694662
      978-0748694662
      ISBN-10 0748694668

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the lasting cultural and political impact of the events of this remarkable year, which included Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry and its disastrous repercussions.

      Trade Review
      "'Entertaining and instructive... stitches together a rich tapestry of the year's incidents, debates, scandals and diversions... It is a crowded canvas, and a thought-provoking one.' (Times Literary Supplement)"

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