The Gazette - Friday, April 12, 1895

The rush at the British Museum library on Oscar Wilde's books seems to indicate that the indignation of the public at the revelations is mingled with a large amount of curiosity. It is surprising that this curiosity should show itself at the British Museum library, which is supposed to be the home and centre of English literary research. The library is not free and open, but is carefully restricted to library workers. Evidently bookworms are more subject to vulvar curiosity than some people think.