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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.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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4.04 avg rating — 596,033 ratings — published 1890 — 1915 editions
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The Importance of Being Ear...
4.16 avg rating — 209,474 ratings — published 1895 — 614 editions
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The Importance of Being Ear...
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4.25 avg rating — 46,851 ratings — published 1895 — 75 editions
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An Ideal Husband
4.04 avg rating — 29,635 ratings — published 1893 — 289 editions
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The Canterville Ghost
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3.89 avg rating — 25,483 ratings — published 1887 — 496 editions
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The Happy Prince
4.21 avg rating — 16,106 ratings — published 1888 — 168 editions
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Lady Windermere's Fan
3.89 avg rating — 13,632 ratings — published 1893 — 193 editions
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Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
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4.44 avg rating — 17,185 ratings — published 1900 — 247 editions
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The Complete Fairy Tales
4.33 avg rating — 9,503 ratings — published 1888 — 112 editions
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4.13 avg rating — 8,878 ratings — published 1888 — 334 editions
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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.”
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
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