De Profundis (letter) De Profundis (letter) De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to "Bosie" (Lord Alfred Douglas). In its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency. He indicts both Lord Alfred's vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those wishes. In the second half, Wilde charts his spiritual development in prison and identification with Jesus Christ, whom he characterises as a romantic, individualist artist. The letter began "Dear Bosie" and ended "Your Affectionate Friend". Wilde
Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson appointed a Privy Counsellor in May 1935. On his resignation, he was appointed in November 1935 to the bench of the Court of Session, with the judicial title Lord Jamieson, replacing Lord Blackburn. He held this post until his death in 1952 aged 72. Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson Douglas Jamieson (14 April 1880 – 31 May 1952) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge. Educated at Cargilfield School, Fettes College, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh, Jamieson was admitted as an advocate in 1911 and became a King's Counsel in 1926. Jamieson was an unsuccessful candidate for