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Release from Reading Gaol
- When
- 19 May 1897
- Where
- HM Prison Reading
Oscar Wilde was released from HM Prison Reading on 19 May 1897, ending his two-year sentence for gross indecency.
Wilde had been incarcerated from 25 May 1895. He was transferred to Reading Gaol in November 1895. On 19 May 1897, he was released. He sailed that evening for Dieppe, France, beginning his voluntary exile on the continent.
Sources
- Oscar Wilde Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
- HM Prison Reading Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04
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