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Merlin Holland on being Oscar Wilde's grandson & collecting Oscar's reinstated library card

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal is the new book about Oscar Wilde, written by author Merlin ...

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10.55 19 Oct 2025


Merlin Holland on being Oscar Wilde's grandson & collecting Oscar's reinstated library card


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10.55 19 Oct 2025


After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal is the new book about Oscar Wilde, written by author Merlin Holland, who is Oscar’s only grandson and the last living relative of the writer. In a symbolic gesture, last week, Merlin collected Oscar’s British Library pass, which was revoked in 1895 when Wilde was convicted for being gay. Merlin joins Anton to discuss.


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