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Oscar Wilde

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

October 16, 1854

Died

November 30, 1900

Website

http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/

Genre

Theatre, Poetry, Humor and Comedy, Fiction, Children's

Influences

Balzac, Walter Pater, Edgar Allan Poe, John Ruskin, Peter Kropotkin, L Balzac, Walter Pater, Edgar Allan Poe, John Ruskin, Peter Kropotkin, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson ...more

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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. 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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Oscar Wilde’s books

Average rating: 4.12

· 2,690,575 ratings · 138,411 reviews · 5,434 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Robert Mighall (Introduction) 4.13 avg rating — 1,690,847 ratings — published 1890 — 11936 editions	Want to Read saving… Want to Read Currently Reading Read Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 387,731 ratings — published 1895 — 4125 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Canterville Ghost 3.88 avg rating — 66,230 ratings — published 1887 — 2212 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde, Richard Allen Cave (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 51,374 ratings — published 1898 — 146 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	An Ideal Husband 4.01 avg rating — 43,392 ratings — published 1893 — 1764 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Happy Prince 4.20 avg rating — 35,953 ratings — published 1888 — 447 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Fairy Tales 4.18 avg rating — 32,897 ratings — published 1888 — 464 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Lady Windermere's Fan 3.92 avg rating — 26,012 ratings — published 1892 — 719 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	De Profundis 4.22 avg rating — 23,060 ratings — published 1897 — 1202 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Salomé 3.70 avg rating — 19,437 ratings — published 1891 — 876 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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Series by Oscar Wilde

Macmillan 1962 Series of Classic Fairy Stories (2 books)
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Oscar Wilde,

John Updike (Introduced by),

Sandro Nardini (illustrator),

Enrico Bagnoli (illustrator)

3.90 avg rating — 30 ratings

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
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August 2019 Short Story/Novella Poll

The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde, 10+- pages, 1888

 

  92 votes, 34.6%

The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin, 52 pages, 1834

 

  55 votes, 20.7%

Babylon Revisited and Other Stories (Title Story) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 20-30 pages, 1931

 

  50 votes, 18.8%

The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish, 94 pages, 1666

 

  31 votes, 11.7%

It Had to Be Murder (Title Story) by Cornell Woolrich, 13-25 pages+-, 1942

 

  24 votes, 9.0%

A New England Nun and Other Stories Title Story, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, 17 pages, 1891

 

  14 votes, 5.3%

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