Chronology of Oscar Wilde

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  • 1854

    Oscar Fingal O´Flahertie Wills Wilde born in Dublin (Ireland).
  • 1864

    1864

    Attended Portora Royal School at Enniskillen (Northern Ireland).
  • 1871

    1871

    Attended Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland).
  • 1874

    1874

    Attended Magdalen College, Oxford (UK).
  • 1878

    1878

    Won Newdigate Prize for his poem Ravenna.

  • 1879

    Settled in London (UK).
  • 1881

    1881

    Published his first volume of verse called Poems.

  • 1882

    Began one year lecture tour of North America.
  • 1883

    1883

    First play Vera was produced in New York City and later, wrote, his second play, Duchess of Padua.

  • 1884

    Began lecture tour in the United Kingdom.

  • May 1884

    Married Constance Lloyd and they lived in Chelsea, London (UK).
  • 1885

    1885

    His elder son, Cyril, was born.
  • 1886

    1886

    His younger son, Vyvyan, was born.
  • 1887

    1887

    Published The Canterville Ghost.
  • 1888

    1888

    Published The Happy Prince and Other Tales, a collection of original fairy tales.
  • 1889

    1889

    Published The Portrait of Mr. W.H..
  • 1891

    1891

    Published his only novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray. The novel aroused a storm of controversy over morality. Also wrote in french Salomè.

  • 1895

    Found guilty of homosexuality and sent to prison. The sentence was two years of forced labour.
  • 1896

    1896

    He wrote De Profundis during his time in prison.

  • 1897

    Realised from prison, went to exile. He lived in France, Italy and Switzerland. Adopted an alias, Sebastian Melmoth.
  • 1898

    1898

    Death of his wife. Published Ballad of Reading Gaol.

  • 1900

    Died of cerebral meningitis at Paris, France.