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End of the Innocence

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 Oscar Wilde Blog3 Comments

Whitehouse vs. The BBC
Perversely Topical

No, not that White House. But still topical because, coincidentally, Merlin Holland’s new book, Oscar Wilde, The Legacy of a Scandal, tells of a spat between another Whitehouse and the BBC—and a group of perverse individuals.

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