Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's prison life are given by a London paper: During
the first month on the wheel, if put there, Wilde
will sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches from the floor, and supplied
with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs,
and coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be: Breakfast at halfpast seven a.m.,
cocoa and bread; dinner at noon, bacon and beans one day soup another,
cold Australian meat another, and the last three being repeated twice a week, potatoes
with every dinner. After he has finished his spell on the wheel he
will be put to some industrial employment—not play-writing, although it might be the
most profitable to the prison department—but probably post bag
making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily
for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file; no
talking permitted. He will be allowed to communication with the outside, except by
special permission, until he has completed three months of his
sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter and be visited for 20 minutes by
three friends, but in a visiting cell, separated from them by wire
blinds, and in the presence of a warder. The letter and visit may be repeated at intervals
of three months, but all these concessions depend first, upon
his industry, and next upon his conduct. There is no escape from the plank bed until
a number of marks are awarded for work done, and in the same way
letters and visits are accorded. On his release, Wilde, if he has worked well, will
have earned the magnificent sum of ten shillings, which will be paid
to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society.
Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's prison life are given by a London paper:—During
the first month on the wheel, if put there, Wilde will
sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor, and supplied
with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs, and
coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be:—Breakfast at halfpast seven a.m., cocoa
and bread; dinner at noon, bacon and beans one day soup another cold
Australian meat another, the last three being repeated twice a week, potatoes with
every dinner. After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be
put to some industrial employment—not play-writing, although it might be the most
profitable to the prison department—but probably post-bag making,
tailoring, or merely picking oakum. He will exercise in the open air daily for an
hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file; no talking
permitted. He will be allowed no communication with the outside, except by special
permission, until he has completed three months of his sentence. Then
he may write and receive one letter and be visited for 20 minutes by three friends,
but in a visiting cell, separated from them by wire blinds and in the
presence of a warder. The letter and visit may be repeated at intervals of three months
but all these concessions depend first, upon this industry, and
next upon his conduct. There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number
of marks are awarded for work done, and in the same way letters and
visits are accorded. On his release, Wilde, if he has worked well, will have earned
the magnificent sum of ten shillings, which will be paid to him by an
agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society.
Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's prison life are given by a London Paper:—During
the first month on the wheel, if put there, Wilde will
sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor, and supplied
with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs, and
coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be:—Breakfast at half-past seven a.m., cocoa
and bread; dinner at noon, bacon and beans one day soup another,
cold Australian meat another, and brown flour suet pudding another, the last three
being repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner. After he has
finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment—not play-writing,
although it might be the most profitable to the prison
department—but probably post-bag making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum. He will
exercise in the open-air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of
his ward in Indian file, no talking permitted. He will be allowed no communication
with the outside, except by special permission, until he has completed
three months of his sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter and be visited
for 20 minutes by three friends, but in a visiting cell, separated
from them by wire blinds and in the presence of a warder. The letter and visit may
be repeated at intervals of three months, but all these concessions
depend first, upon his industry, and next upon his conduct. There is no escape from
the plank bed until a certain number of marks are awarded for work
done, and in the same way letters and visits are accorded. On his release, Wilde,
if he has worked well, will have earned the magnificent sum of ten
shillings, which will be paid to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid
Society.
Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's prison life are given by a London paper:—During
the first month on the wheel, if put there, Wilde
will sleep on a plank bed, a bare board raised a few inches above the floor, and supplied
with sheets. Clean sheets are given to each prisoner, two rugs,
and coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will be:—Breakfast at half-past seven a.m.,
cocoa and bread; dinner at noon, bacon and beans one day, soup
another, cold Australian meat another, and brown flour suet pudding another, the last
three being repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner, After
he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment—not
play-writing, although it might be the most profitable to the
prison department—but probably postbag making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum.
He will exercise in the open air daily for an hour, walking with the
rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking permitted. He will be allowed no communication
with the outside, except by special permission, until he has
completed three months of his sentence. Then he may write and receive on letter and
be visited for twenty minutes by three friends, but in a visiting
cell, separated from them by wire blinds and in the presence of a warder. The letter
and visit may be repeated at intervals of three months, but all these
concessions depend first upon his industry, and next upon his conduct. There is no
escape from the plank bed until a certain number of marks are awarded
for work done, and in the same way letters and visits are accorded. On his release,
Wilde, if he has worked well will have earned the magnificent sum of
ten shillings, which will be paid to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners'
Aid Society.
Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's prison life:—During the first month on the wheel,
if put there, Wilde will sleep on a plank bed, a
bare board raised a few inches above the floor, and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets
are given to each prisoner, two rugs, and a coverlet, but no
mattress. His diet will be:—Breakfast at half-past seven a.m , cocoa and bread; dinner
at noon, bacon and beans one day, soup another, cold Australian
meat another, the last three being repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner.
After he has finished his spell on the wheel he will be put to some
industrial employment—not play-writing, although it might be the most profitable to
the prison department—but probably post-bag making, tailoring, or
merely picking oakum. He will exercise in the open-air daily for an hour, walking
with the rest of his ward in Indian file, no talking permitted. He will
be allowed no communication with the outside, except by special permission, until
he has completed three months of his sentence. Then he may write and
receive one letter and be visited for 20 minutes by three friends, but in a visiting
cell, separated from them by wire blinds and in the presence of a
warder. The letter and visit may be repeated at intervals of three months, but all
these concession depend first, upon his industry, and next upon his
conduct. There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number of marks are
awarded for work done, and in the same way letters and visits are
accorded. On his release, Wilde, if he has worked well, and behaved well, will have
earned the magnificent sum of ten shillings, which will be paid to him
by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society.
Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's prison life:—During the first month on the wheel,
if put there, Wilde will sleep on a plank bed, a
bare board raised a few inches above the floor, and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets
are given to each prisoner, two rugs, and a coverlet, but no
mattrass. His diet will be:—Breakfast at half-past seven a.m., cocoa and bread; dinner
at noon, bacon and beans one day, soup another, cold Australian
meat another, and brown flour suet pudding another, the last three being repeated
twice a week, potatoes with every dinner. After he has finished his
spell on the wheel, he will be put to some industrial employment—not play-writing,
although it might be the most profitable to the prison department—but
probably post-bag making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum. He will exercise in
the open air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward, in
Indian file, no talking permitted. He will be allowed to communication with the outside,
except by special permission, until he has completed three months
of his sentence. Then he may write and receive on letter and be visited for twenty
minutes by three friends, but in a visiting cell, separated from them
by wire blinds, and in the presence of a warder. The letter and visit may be repeated
at intervals of three months, but all these concessions depend
first, upon his industry, and next upon his conduct. There is no escape from the plank
bed until a certain number of marks are awarded for work done and
in the same way letters and visits are accorded. On his release, Wilde, if he has
worked well, will have earned the magnificent sum of ten shillings,
which will be paid to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society.
Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's prison life:—During the first month on the wheel,
if put there Wilde will sleep on a bed, a bare
board raised a few inches above the floor, and supplied with sheets. Clean sheets
are given to each prisoner, two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress.
His diet will be:—Breakfast at half-past seven a.m., cocoa and bread; dinner at noon,
bacon and beans one day, soup another, cold Australian meat another,
and brown flour suet pudding another, the last three being repeated twice a week,
potatoes with every dinner. After he has finished his spell on the
wheel, he will be put to some industrial employment—not play-writing, although it
might be the most profitable to the prison department—but probably
post-bay making, tailoring, or merely picking oakum. He will exercise in the open
air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward, in Indian
file, no talking permitted. He will be allowed no communication with the outside,
except by special permission, until he has completed three months of his
sentence. Then he may write and receive one letter, and be visited for twenty minutes
by three friends, but in a visiting cell, separated from them by
wire blinds, and in the presence of a warder. The letter and visit may be repeated
at intervals of three months, but all these concessions depend, first,
upon his industry, and next upon his conduct. There is no escape from the plank bed
until a certain number of marks are awarded for work done, and in the
same way letters and visits are accorded. On his release, Wilde, if he has worked
well, will have earned the magnificent sum of ten shillings, which is to
be paid to him by an agent of the Discharged Prisoner's Society.