![]() The editor of the magazine where it appeared thought it indecent, bordering on obscene for its "moral decadence." He even expunged five hundred words without permission from the author. ![]() It was a literary success and society scandal. The Picture of Dorian Gray, published in 1890, was Wilde's only novel. Nobody's life is easy, however, and at the height of his success, Wilde was plucked from his literary throne and imprisoned for two years. ![]() He ultimately distinguished himself further as the preeminent playwright of his day. A gifted and prolific writer with a quick wit, Wilde could succeed writing in any form he chose and excelled as a conversationalist, journalist, novelist, short story writer, and essayist. This Irish author was born at the wrong time, with personal proclivities that were anathema to his time and place. ![]() "The difference between journalism and literature is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read." "I am not young enough to know everything." ![]() Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) a difficult name for a complicated man who led an exhilirating life filled with hope and triumph, yet visited by peril and beset with despair. Pen Name: Oscar Wilde Born: OctoDied: November 30, 1900 ![]()
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