Wednesday, March 24, 2010



Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde)


Fast Facts:

Born- 16 October 1854(1854-10-16)Dublin, Ireland
Died- 30 November 1900 (aged 46) Paris, France
Occupation- Playwright, short story writer, poet, journalist
Nationality- Irish
Period- Victorian era

Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Grey

High school: Portora Royal School
College: Trinity College, Magdalen College
Occupation: Playwright, novelist, poet, editor

Parents: Sir William Wilde and Jane Francesca Elgee
Siblings: Henry, Emily, Mary, William, Isola
Spouse: Constance Lloyd
Children: Cyril and Vyvyan

LITERARY WORKS

1878- Ravenna
1881- Poems
1888- The Happy Prince and Other Tales
1889- The Decay of Lying
1891- The Picture of Dorian Gray
1891- Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
1891- Intentions
1891- Salome
1892- The House of Pomegranates
1892- Lady Windermere’s Fan
1893- A Woman of No Importance
1893- The Duchess of Padua
1894- The Sphinx
1895- An Ideal Husband
1895- The Importance of Being Earnest
1898- The Ballad of Reading Gaol

He also wrote a book called The Picture Dorian Gray. Which I have read.Oscar is a Meager literary is society.He is probably most famous for writing Dorian Gray.