![]() He became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London with a series of social satires which continue to be performed, especially his masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest. However, it was his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray – still widely read – that brought him more lasting recognition. He next produced a series of dialogues and essays that developed his ideas about the supremacy of art. Oscar Wilde Available to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde was one of the most well-known personalities of his day. He then returned to London, where he worked prolifically as a journalist for four years. After university, Wilde moved around trying his hand at various literary activities: he published a book of poems and toured America lecturing extensively on aestheticism. Reading Greats, Wilde proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. ![]() He attended boarding school for six years, then matriculated to university at seventeen years old. Since then the stories have been constantly reprinted and, despite the authors disclaimer, children have made the tales their own, a particular favourite. ![]() His parents were successful Dublin intellectuals, and from an early age he was tutored at home, where he showed his intelligence, becoming fluent in French and German. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. ![]()
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