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Oscar Wilde

<p>The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly <i>The Importance of Being Earnest,</i> while his only novel, <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray,</i> scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.</p>

Oscar Wilde