Oscar wildes last stand decadence conspiracy and the most outrageous trial of the century hoare philip isbn 9781628726954 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Oscar wildes last stand decadence conspiracy and the most outrageous trial of the century by philip hoare 1998 04 01 philip hoare isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. As in wildes own trial in 1895 libel was hardly the issue the fight was for control over the countrys moral compass in oscar wildes last stand biographer and historian philip hoare gives us the full drama of the billing trial gavel to gavel and brings to life this unique bizarre and fascinating event. Wildes last stand tells the story of mccarthy like british mp noel billing who asserted that 47000 members of the british establishment were sex perverts under threat of blackmail from the germans at the end of wwi this bizarre nearly forgotten tale pits aesthetes against admirals as they seem to vie for the soul of an empire. As in oscar wildes own trial in 1895 which also took place at the old bailey libel was hardly the issue the fight was for control over the countrys moral compass in oscar wildes last stand biographer and historian philip hoare gives us the full drama of the billing trial gavel to gavel and brings to life this unique bizarre and spell binding event book jacket