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Oscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin in 1854
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Oscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin in 1854
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After attending Portora Royal School, Enniskillen (1864–71), Wilde went, on successive scholarships, to Trinity College, Dublin (1871–74), and Magdalen College, Oxford (1874–78), which awarded him a degree with honours.
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Wilde wrote a short poem that I recite at the Sheldonian Theater in Oxford in 1878 and winner of the Newdigate Prize.
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In 1884, Oscar Wilde married Constance Lloyd.
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He had two children with Constance, Cyril
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Oscar Wilde wrote The Decay of Lying
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The Picture of Dorian Gray is the most famous work of Oscar wilde
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He wrote another of his most famous works, The Importance of being Earnest
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He was sentenced to two years of forced labor for sosomy. While in prison, Wilde wrote the lengthy letter to Lord Alfred Douglas entitled De Profundis.
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He died suddenly of acute meningitis brought on by
an ear infection in Paris, France. In his semiconscious final moments, he was received into the Roman Catholic Church, which he had long admired.
