The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Regina (Wilde) v. Queensberry, Regina v. Wilde and Taylor (Notable British Trials Series)

384 pp. 8vo. Frontispiece of Oscar Wilde, reproductions of contemporary photograph of Wilde, a letter written by Wilde, and sketches by Spy (Leslie Matthew Ward). An account of three trials featuring the Irish poet and playwright, who had the Marquess of Queensberry prosecuted for criminal libel, and as a direct result was himself arrested and charged with gross indecency, a crime for which he served two years in jail.