7a oscar wilde. some facts of biography. irish writer. oscar wilde was born on october 16, 1854 in...
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Some facts of biography.
• Irish writer.• Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in
Dublin. • He is best known for the novel The Picture of
Dorian Gray. • Wilde was a bright and bookish child.
Some facts of biography.
• Wilde died of meningitis on November 30, 1900 at the age of 46.
• Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays, and the circunstances of his imprisonment which was followed by his early death.
Best known works.
• The tale “Star Child“• The novel ”The Picture of Dorian Gray”. • The story “Canterville Ghost”• Play “An Ideal Husband’’• Play “The Importance of Being Earnest”
Monument to O.Wilde.
Monument to O.Wilde.
• Statue of Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square, Dublin. The materials are granite, green nephrite jade, white jadeite .
The tomb of Oscar Wilde in Père Lachaise Cemetery
Personal Quotes
• There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
• The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
• It is only the shallow people who do not judge by appearance.
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