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Josh Salisbury

Discovery of lost Oscar Wilde books hailed a 'miracle'

Sarah Pipkin says the books are a ‘slice of LGBTQ+ history’ - (UCL)

The discovery of three books once owned by Oscar Wilde has been hailed as a “miracle” - and for providing an invaluable insight into Britain’s LGBTQ+ history.

The Picture of Dorian Gray author amassed a collection of more than 2,000 books in his lifetime but had to sell them off to help pay off legal debts he had incurred in 1895.

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