Hosted on social media, and centred around the Facebook platform 30 participants, (including actors, teachers, university professors, retirees, undergraduate students, and other interested persons), took part in a month long digital reconstruction of Oscar Wilde’s Victorian London in 1891. Revived from the dead and unleashed into the online realm, the Victorian characters were free to interact with each other, students, and the public, and to contemplate the world of digital 1891 that they now inhabited. They posted pictures, offered Facebook feedback to one another, created fan pages, and formed Facebook groups. They gossiped about their lives, commented on “current” events (current to April, 1891), and discussed the connectivity, ethics, and technology of their world.

Meanwhile, A group of performers roamed the streets of Dublin, dressed as Oscar Wilde and his associates from 1891. Interacting with the public, they visited local venues, attended literary and educational events, and even took part in a ball, performing dances from 1891. True to their activities of the day, they held a meeting of the Rhymer’s Club (their literary and artistic exchange) that welcomed members of the public to watch performances from local modern artists as well as their historical counterparts (this was hosted at the Chester Beatty Library)