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One of his witticisms recorded from this period is "Little boys should be obscene and not heard."
One of his witticisms recorded from this period is "Little boys should be obscene and not heard."
His pronounced pederastic tastes are confirmed by many letters and poems, one addressed to a choir-boy when he was still a university student himself.
His pronounced pederastic tastes are confirmed by many letters and poems, one addressed to a choir-boy when he was still a university student himself.
The 1995 film about Oscar Wilde, starring Stephen Fry*, omitted any reference to his taste for boys, in order to give the false impression that he was a victim and a martyr.
<ref> Richard Ellman, Oscar Wilde.(Random House, 1989).</ref>
<ref> Richard Ellman, Oscar Wilde.(Random House, 1989).</ref>
<ref>Neil McKenna. The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde, Random House, 2011 </ref>
<ref>Neil McKenna. The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde, Random House, 2011 </ref>