Le Journal - Sunday, December 15, 1895
This report was originally published in French. Machine translations may be available in other languages.
ÇA ET LA
La protestation des gens de lettres, en faveur d'Oscar Wilde, a fait son effet, même avant la lettre.
On reçoit, de Londres, l'avis officieux que l'auteur du Portrait de Dorian Gray va être transféré dans une nouvelle prison, et soumis à un régime plus doux, lui permettant de lire, d'écrire, et même de jardiner, si le cœur lui en dit. Nous doutons fort, d'ailleurs, que cette dernière occupation soit de son goût, le poète Oscar Wilde n'ayant jamais apprécié que la bêche emblématique qui figure sur les couvertures de chez Lemerre.
HERE AND THERE
The protest of men of letters, in favor of Oscar Wilde, had its effect, even before the letter.
We receive, from London, the unofficial notice that the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray is going to be transferred to a new prison, and subjected to a milder regime, allowing him to read, write, and even garden, if his heart tells him. We doubt very much, moreover, that this last occupation is to his liking, the poet Oscar Wilde having never appreciated anything but the emblematic spade which appears on the covers of Lemerre.