
Oscar Wilde | The Peer and The Poet | 2
British Scandal
Queensbury's Threat to Kill Oscar Wild
Oscar feels empowered, decisive, only to be told by his lawyer that he doesn't have a case. Verbal threats won't amount to prosecution, but his lawyer adds... A man such as Queensbury will likely act on one of his threats at some point while tells himself that when he does, he will silence this man once and for all. 18th February 1895, Repton Boxing Club, London. This is like a hallowed ground for British boxing. Have you been? No, but I'd loved to. Why, do you want to find him? I'll meet you there in half an hour.
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