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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

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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. ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 2,595,799 ratings · 130,817 reviews · 4,994 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,620,008 ratings — published 1890 — 11873 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 — 379,595 ratings — published 1895 — 4120 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 3.88 avg rating — 64,059 ratings — published 1887 — 3159 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 (Editor) 4.24 avg rating — 51,551 ratings — published 1898 — 154 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 4.01 avg rating — 42,846 ratings — published 1893 — 1758 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 4.20 avg rating — 35,174 ratings — published 1888 — 456 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 4.18 avg rating — 33,651 ratings — published 1888 — 512 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 3.92 avg rating — 25,608 ratings — published 1892 — 718 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
	De Profundis 4.22 avg rating — 22,165 ratings — published 1897 — 1204 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
	Salomé 3.70 avg rating — 18,926 ratings — published 1891 — 877 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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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

In most historical romances, love and marriage go together like...well, a horse and carriage. But what if the girl part of the girl-meets-boy...

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From the list of the Goodreads 51 most read books of 2021, this is not decided by GR so thought it was better than their choice awards, choose from the 9 Fantasy books, which you would like to read as a BOM or buddy read for July 2022. We had a discussion on how many of these books some of us read and then decided to read a couple as buddy reads but I noticed that both selected were contemporary fiction. Since the group is "Paranormal" KAC, I decided to try to add in a fantasy book from the list for July. Vote for the book you would like to discuss in July. You can discuss as a first read, reread, or just by memory but please have the intention to join in. Thanks.

by V.E. Schwab

5 votes, 38.5%

by Sarah Penner

3 votes, 23.1%

by Matt Haig

2 votes, 15.4%

by Madeline Miller

2 votes, 15.4%

by Oscar Wilde

1 vote, 7.7%

by George Orwell

0 votes, 0.0%

by Madeline Miller

0 votes, 0.0%

by J.R.R. Tolkien

0 votes, 0.0%

by Margaret Atwood

0 votes, 0.0%

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