Oscar Wilde

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

October 16, 1854

Died

November 30, 1900

Website

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

Genre

Theatre, Poetry, Fiction

Influences

Balzac, Walter Pater, Edgar Allan Poe, John Ruskin, Peter Kropotkin, L ...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.

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Oscar Wilde’s books

Average rating: 4.09 · 1,438,097 ratings · 46,200 reviews · 1,683 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Jeffrey Eugenides (Introduction) 4.07 avg rating — 799,101 ratings — published 1890 — 3258 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 271,023 ratings — published 1895 — 1107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde, Richard Allen Cave (Commentary) 4.25 avg rating — 44,932 ratings — published 1898 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Ideal Husband 4.04 avg rating — 33,834 ratings — published 1893 — 506 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, Inga Moore (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 35,056 ratings — published 1887 — 952 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happy Prince 4.23 avg rating — 23,404 ratings — published 1888 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Windermere's Fan 3.91 avg rating — 16,674 ratings — published 1893 — 299 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland (Introduction) 4.45 avg rating — 18,924 ratings — published 1908 — 281 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Fairy Tales 4.34 avg rating — 10,155 ratings — published 1891 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happy Prince and Other Tales 4.14 avg rating — 12,698 ratings — published 1888 — 608 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Oscar Wilde

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde

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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, enemies, forgiveness, strategy

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: life

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Oldtimer - Klasik Okuma Grubu - Mayıs 2018 Öykü Kitapları Anketi

Mayıs 2018'de aşağıdaki öykü kitaplarından hangisini okuyalım?

Carson McCullers - Küskün Kahvenin Türküsü, 1951, 164 sayfa

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8 votes 15.7%

Claire Keegan - Mavi Tarlalardan Yürü, 2007, 168 sayfa

7 votes 13.7%

Anton Chekhov - Doktor Çehov'dan Öyküler1884, 209 sayfa

7 votes 13.7%

Giovanni Papini - Düşsel Konçerto - Cilt 1, 1954, 667 sayfa

6 votes 11.8%

Füruzan - Parasız Yatılı, 1971, 169 sayfa

5 votes 9.8%

Oscar Wilde - Lord Arthur Savile'in Suçu, 1891, 119 sayfa

4 votes 7.8%

Adam Johnson - George Orwell Arkadaşımdı, 2015, 260 sayfa

2 votes 3.9%

Buket Uzuner - Ayın En Çıplak Günü, 1989, 138 sayfa

2 votes 3.9%

Friedrich Heinrich Karl de la Motte Fouqué - Undine, 1811, 112 sayfa

1 vote 2.0%

51 total votes

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