Oscar Wilde’s library card reissued by the British Library 130 years after it was revoked

Oscar Wild had his reader pass revoked by the library after his conviction for ‘gross indecency’ - (British Library)

The late Irish writer Oscar Wilde is set to have his reader’s card reissued by the British Library, 130 years after the original was revoked over his conviction for “gross indecency”.

The British Library excluded the celebrated novelist from its reading room in 1895 after he was charged for having homosexual relationships, a criminal offence at the time.