Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde

Name: Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780004723723

by Unknown Author

1268 pages1999HarperCollins PublishersISBN 9780004723723

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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's death, this centennial edition of the "Complete Works of Oscar Wilde" contains a revision of the "Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson.

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 1999
Pages: 1268
ISBN: 9780004723723
Language: en

About Unknown Author

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.