Oscar wilde quotes about life

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Oscar Wilde was the toast of Victorian London.

Not only was he the most popular playwright of West End theatreland, he was also a colourful and flamboyant man-about-London, welcomed everywhere for his amusing speeches and lectures. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is one of the iconic novels of the late 19th century.

Oscar wilde quotes on society

His major plays The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere’s Fan and An Ideal Husband are regularly performed and new films and television versions appear annually.

Wilde was born in Ireland and located to London in early adulthood, He is often referred to as an English writer and these days he is regarded as a national treasure in both countries.

Shakespeare apart, he is, without doubt, the most quoted of writers in the English language. He had a unique mind – one that couldn’t help applying a cynical tongue