Download or read book Irish Peacock & Scarlet Marquess written by Merlin Holland and published by Fourth Estate (GB). This book was released on 2003 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most famous love affairs in literary history is that of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Bosie Douglas. As a direct consequence of this relationship, Wilde underwent three trials in 1895. In this text, Merlin Holland presents the original transcript of the Wilde versus Queensberry trial.