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Date Of Birth
Born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie to Jane Francesca Elgee and William Wilde., in Dublin, Ireland. He was the second child of the family of 6. -
Sister's death
Oscar's sister,Isola Emily Francesca died at the age of ten due to a fever. This affected Oscar in dramatically. -
Royal School Scholarship
Oscar was awarded the Royal School Scholarship to attend Trinity College in Dublin. -
Award
Oscar won Trinity College's Berkeley Gold Medal for Greek and A Demyship scholarship to Magalen College in Oxford. -
Father's Death
Oscar's father dies leaving the family in a tight financial situation. -
Poems
Oscar publoshes "Poems",his first collection of poetry. -
Moving Along
Oscar moves to and travels across the United States. -
Married
Oscar married Constance Lloyd. -
First Son
Oscar's first son Cyril was born. -
Second son
Oscar's second son Vyvyan was born. -
New Job
Oscar begins to work for the Woman's Wolrd magazine. -
Children's Stories
Oscar publishes "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" -
First and Only Novel
Oscar publsihes The Picture of Dorian Gray -
Meets His Lover
Oscar meets Lord Alfred Douglas and became lovers. -
First Play
His play "Lady Windermere's Fan" opens. -
Children's Stories
Oscar publishes "The House Pomegranates" -
Plays
"A Woman of No Importance" -
Inprisoned
Oscar was arrested for gross indecency and served two years. -
Plays
"An Ideal Husband" -
Plays
"The Importance of Being Earnest" -
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
This was wriited after being released from prison and dealt with his experience there. -
Dies
Oscar died due to a seruious ear infection
