The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, an early version of which appeared in Lippincott s Monthly Magazine in 1890, is a moral fantasy novel. When published in book form in 1891, Wilde s one and o..
Oscar Wilde wrote a play titled The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. It is a farcical farce that was first presented on February 14, 1895, at the St James's Theatre in..
This 1895 drama, which explores the dilemma of a budding politician who is desperately trying to conceal a secret from his past, is uncannily prophetic. Oscar Wilde explores the drawbacks of holding p..