The playwright’s only living descendant traces the shadow cast by his trial – and his rehabilitation as a gay icon The playwright’s only living descendant traces the shadow cast by his trial – and his rehabilitation as a gay icon T oday, Oscar Wilde is one of the most celebrated writers in English, both instantly recognisable and actually read. His plays are performed. His words are quoted. He reclines in effigy on both the Strand and the King’s Road. He even has a commemorative window in