Getting wild about Wilde
He was never an Ideal Husband during his lifetime, but Oscar Wilde`s admirers keep on coming to his final resting place at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, to kiss the author of The Importance of Being Earnest.
ґKissing the writer`s tomb has become a tradition literally carved in stone, even despite the enormous potential fine of $12,000.
As a result of these affectionate gestures, Wilde`s tombstone has become covered with a thick layer of lipstick, which has caused heavy damage to the monument`s surface.
So from now on, Wilde`s tombstone will be protected by a glass barrier, to prevent hordes of tourists from paying tribute to the wordsmith of De Profundis in such intimate manner.
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