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Oscar Wilde was born
Oscar Wild was born in Dublin, Ireland. -
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Portora Royal School
He went to Portora Royal School -
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Trinity College
He went to Trinity College, Dublin -
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Magdalen College
He went to Magdalen College, Oxford which award him a degree with honours -
Ravenna
He won the coveted Newdigate Prize with a long poem,`Ravenna`. -
Poems
Wilde published, at his own expense, Poems -
Constance Lloyd
Wilde marriage Constance Lloyd -
Cyril Holland
Oscar and Constance's first child was born, Cyril -
Vyvyan Holland
Oscar and Vyvyan's second child was born, Vyvyan -
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Woman's world
He became editor of woman's World -
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
He published The happy Prince and other Tales -
The Picture of Dorian Gray
He published his only novel in Lippincott's Magazine -
Intentions
It was published, consisting of essays, restated his aesthetic attitude toward art -
Lady Windermere's Fan
Comedy of manners in four acts, performed in 1892 and published the following year -
Salomé
Salomé which was written in French, was published -
Woman of No Importance
It was produced -
The Importance of being Earnest
An ideal husband and The importance of being Earnest were produced -
Prision
He was arrested and ordered to stand trial -
France
He was released, a bankrupt, and went to France, hoping to regenerate himself as writer -
Oscar Wilde's Demise
He died suddenly of acute meningitis brought on by an ear infection