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Oscar Wilde


Born
in Dublin, Ireland
October 16, 1854

Died
November 30, 1900

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Genre
Theatre, Poetry, Fiction

Influences
Balzac, Walter Pater, Edgar Allan Poe, John Ruskin, Peter Kropotkin, L ...more


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. ...more

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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Importance of Being Ear...
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An Ideal Husband
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The Canterville Ghost
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The Happy Prince
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Lady Windermere's Fan
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Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
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The Complete Fairy Tales
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Quotes by Oscar Wilde

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde
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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
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Polls

February 2017 Short Story Poll

An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, 78 pages, 1893
 
  76 votes, 30.2%

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, 30 pages, 1948
 
  64 votes, 25.4%

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, 122 pages, 1879
 
  48 votes, 19.0%

 
  20 votes, 7.9%

 
  14 votes, 5.6%

Barn Burning by William Faulkner, 47 pages, 1939
 
  14 votes, 5.6%

First Love by Ivan Turgenev, 124 pages, 1856
 
  12 votes, 4.8%

The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud, 39 pages, 1950
 
  4 votes, 1.6%

252 total votes
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