Oscar Wilde
Author · 1854–1900

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900). Born in Dublin.

Our catalogue lists 12 books by Oscar Wilde, mostly fae fiction, folklore and fairy tales and gothic fiction. They span 1887 to 1995. The most-read is The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). 3 titles are free to read on Project Gutenberg, and 5 have free LibriVox audiobooks.

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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.

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