The libel charges brought by Mary Travers
, aggrieved patient of Sir William Wilde
, against JFLW
(Speranza), came to trial at Four Courts in Dublin.
Melville, Joy. Mother of Oscar. John Murray, 1999.
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Jane Francesca Lady Wilde
JFLW
and her husband
were both on the crest of a wave of success when one of his patients, Mary Travers
, accused him of rape. Reportedly, after her treatment ended in autumn 1854, she...
