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Oscar Wilde

An Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest.

As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty.

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Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900)

Born 16 October 1854
Died 30 November 1900

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Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900)

Born 16 October 1854
Died 30 November 1900

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Fiction, Fairy tales, Children's fiction, English literature, Drama, Wilde, oscar, 1854-1900, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Correspondence, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Quotations, Irish Authors, Classic Literature, Poetry, English drama, Irish authors, Short stories, Children's stories, English, Prisoners, English poetry, Fiction, short stories (single author), Juvenile fiction, Socialism, English Short stories, Readers, Literature

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England, Ireland, Great Britain, London, London (England), Israel, Reading, United States, 19th century, Angleterre, California, Italy, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Bellissime, Buenos Aires, Calcutta, Cambridge, Caribbean, County Gaol & House of Correction (Reading, England), Dublin, Eton College, Florida, Fountain of Youth, France

People

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Salome (Biblical figure), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794-1847), James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Prince Prospero, Jesus Christ, John H. Watson, Mrs. Sommers, Robert Baldwin Ross (1869-1918), Sherlock Holmes, Abram, Ada Leverson, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Alfred Bruce Douglas (1870-1945), Alfred Bruce Douglas Lord (1870-1945), Alfred Bruce Lord Douglas (1870-1945), Alfred Taylor (1862-), Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Bill Hutchinson, Billy Weaver, C. Auguste Dupin, Camille Des Grieux

Time

19th century, 20th century, 19e siècle, 17th century, 1800-1950, 1890, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1950-, 19th Century / 1800s, July 1892, Victoria, 1837-1901, Victorian, Written and set in 1982

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  • Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
  • Wilde, Oscar O'Flahertie Wills
  • Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
  • Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills
  • Sebastian Melmoth
  • Wilde Oscar
  • Wilde, Oscar
  • OSCAR WILDE

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