The Globe - Friday, August 23, 1895

A statement of the condition of Oscar Wilde’s finances, which has just been issued, shows his liabilities to be £3,591 with no available assets. His insolvency is ascribed by him to the failure of his action for libel against the Marquis of Queensberry, who is now a petitioning creditor seeking the payment of the costs of his defence, which the Court ordered Wilde to pay. Wilde’s income has averaged £2,000 a year, chiefly derived from his literary and dramatic work. He has been in insolvency two years, his expenditure having greatly exceeded his income.

The Gazette - Friday, August 23, 1895

Oscar Wilde a Bankrupt LONDON, August 22.— A statement of the condition of Oscar Wilde's finances, which has been issued, shows his liabilities to be £3,591, with no assets available. His insolvency is ascribed by the failure of his action for libel against the Marquis of Queensberry, who is now a petitioning creditor seeking the payment of the costs of his defence, which the court ordered Wild to pay. Wilde’s income has averaged £2,000 a year, chiefly derived from his literary and dramatic work. He has been insolvent two years, his expenditures having greatly exceeded his income.

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