Oscar Wilde
16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900
5,580 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
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.
Also published as: 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
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
4.2 · 1890 · 1.9K want to read
The Importance of Being Earnest
4.1 · 1893 · 358 want to read
Salomé
3.4 · 1893 · 141 want to read
The Happy Prince and other tales
4.2 · 1888 · 121 want to read
Poems
4 · 1881 · 131 want to read
The Canterville Ghost
4.6 · 1887 · 121 want to read
The selfish giant
3.5 · 1932 · 71 want to read
A Woman of No Importance
4 · 1893 · 72 want to read
The plays of Oscar Wilde
4.5 · 1905 · 72 want to read
Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast
4 · 2016 · 66 want to read
De profundis
4 · 1905 · 56 want to read
Antología de la literatura fantástica
4 · 1940 · 65 want to read
Great Short Stories of the World
1972 · 55 want to read
An Ideal Husband
4.7 · 1899 · 34 want to read
The Soul of Man Under Socialism
4.3 · 1891 · 34 want to read
Teleny
3 · 1893 · 34 want to read
Lady Windermere's Fan
3.5 · 1890 · 26 want to read
A House of Pomegranates
4 · 1891 · 28 want to read
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
4 · 1896 · 26 want to read
Short stories
1910 · 25 want to read
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
5 · 1907 · 23 want to read
Intentions
3.5 · 1891 · 20 want to read
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
4.4 · 1924 · 10 want to read
The picture of Dorian Gray, and selected stories
4.3 · 1962 · 16 want to read