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The trial of Oscar Wilde

How a court case ruined the 19th century playwright.

He championed the love that dare not speak its name, or homosexuality, but he was jailed and died in exile.

Photo: Oscar Wilde (l) and Lord Alfred Douglas (r). Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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10 minutes

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Sun 29 Apr 2012 00:50GMT

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  • Mon 23 Apr 2012 08:50GMT
  • Mon 23 Apr 2012 15:50GMT
  • Tue 24 Apr 2012 02:50GMT
  • Sun 29 Apr 2012 00:50GMT

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