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Oscar Wilde Society

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Oscar Wilde Society

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Oscar Wilde Society

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Oscar Wilde - Haymarket Theatre

Unveiled by Sir John Gielgud on the centenary of the first night of An Ideal ...

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The Langham Hotel

The plaque was unveiled by the writer and former MP Gyles Brandreth.

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Winnie the Pooh

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William Wymark Jacobs

William Wymark Jacobs

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Barbara Pym

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Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith

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John Middleton Murry

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