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# Alfred Douglas

(1928–1985)   Cricketer   Australia

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Alfred Douglas was a cricketer from Australia, best known for *Oscar Wilde and Myself*.

## Quick Facts About Alfred Douglas

Born October 29, 1928

Died January 1, 1985

Nationality Australia

Profession Cricketer

Notable works Oscar Wilde and Myself

## About Alfred Douglas

Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. At the University of Oxford, he edited an undergraduate journal, The Spirit Lamp, that carried a homoerotic subtext, and met Wilde, starting a close but stormy relationship. Douglas's father, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, abhorred it and set out to humiliate Wilde, publicly accusing him of homosexuality. Wilde sued him for criminal libel, but Queensberry produced witnesses who attested to the truth of his claim, and Wilde was later imprisoned. On his release, he briefly lived with Douglas, but they had separated by the time Wilde died in 1900. Douglas married the bisexual poet Olive Custance in 1902 and had a son, Raymond.

##  Quotes by Alfred Douglas

> [Of all sweet passions Shame is the loveliest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-douglas/of-all-sweet-passions-shame-is-the-loveliest/)

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[Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/)

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> [It pays in England to be a revolutionary and a bible-smacker most of one's life, and then come round.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-douglas/it-pays-in-england-to-be-a-revolutionary-and-a-bible-smacker-most-of/)

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