Infatuated with Douglas, Wilde flaunts the friendship in public, drawing public criticism from Lord Douglas's father. This is the height of his theatrical success both plays are popular and critical hits. James's Theatre it is his last and best dramatic work. Writes The Importance of Being Earnest.ġ895 Puts on An ldeal Husband at the Haymarket Theatre and The Importance of Being Earnest at the St. Wilde publishes Salom� in English translation. Publishes Salom� in French.ġ894 Renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt puts on Salom� in Paris. It is not produced because of an old law forbidding theatrical depiction of biblical characters.ġ893 Produces another success, A Woman of No Importance. Begins his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas, a friendship that will prove disasterous.ġ892 Enjoys great popular success for his production of Lady Windermere's Fan at the St. Publishes another collection of stories, A House of Pomegranates. The novel arouses a storm of controversy over its morality. 'The Decay of Lying' appears in The Nineteenth Century.ġ890 Serializes The Picture of Dorian Gray in Lippincott's Magazine.ġ891 Publishes several essays and three books exhibiting his far-ranging interests: Intentions, an important collection of dialogues containing Wilde's aesthetic philosophy Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, and Other Stones, a collection of short stories and The Picture of Dorian Gray, his only novel. ' The theory of the essay is that many of the sonnets are addressed to a man. Makes and builds friendships with fellow artists.ġ887-1889 Edits Woman's World, a popular magazine.ġ888 Publishes The Happy Prince and Other Tales, a collection of original fairy tales.ġ889 Publishes essay on Shakespeare's sonnets in Blackwood's Magazine, 'The Portrait of Mr. Takes a house in Chelsea, an artistic section of London. Writes his second unsuccessful play, The Duchess of Padua.ġ884 Marries Constance Lloyd the daughter of a Dublin barrister and a woman with financial resources. His manners and attire are satirized in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera Patience.ġ882 A lecture tour of the United States is a great personal success.ġ883 Wilde's first play, Vera Or the Nihilists was first produced in New York.ġ883-1884 Gives a successful lecture tour of the United Kingdom. He distinguishes himself for scholarship also for dressing and acting eccentricly.ġ878 Wins Newdigate Prize for his poem Ravenna.ġ881 Publishes his first volume of verse, Poems. It is a time of conflict for him, conflict between the philosophies of Ruskin and Pater, between Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry, and between heterosexuality and homosexuality.

Son of Sir William Wilde, founder of the first eye and ear hospital in Great Britain, and Jane Francesca Elgee Wilde, a writer.ġ864 Enters the Portora Royal School at Enniskillen.ġ874-1879 Attends Magdalen College, Oxford. Join three lively characters in The Devoted Friend as they explore the ups and downs of friendship in this new play for the very young.1854 Born in Dublin. What makes a good friend? Little Hans's best friend is Hugh the Miller but while Hans is happy to share all the lovely flowers and fruit from his garden, Hugh isn't quite so generous with his own things. In his desire to help the poor and suffering in the town, the Prince persuades a migrating swallow to assist him, and a timeless tale of love and kindness is born But all is not as it seems with this new golden statue. The people of the town celebrate the unveiling of their new statue of The Happy Prince. Only when the giant realises his selfishness and opens his garden to the local children does the summer return bringing with it warmth, brightness and joy The Selfish Giant chases away spring and summer, leaving the garden in a permanent winter. Said to have been written for his own two sons, each tale transports us to a vividly imagined world in which princes, giants, children and animals face important decisions and learn the true value of friendship, kindness and generosity Oscar Wilde's much loved stories, The Devoted Friend, The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant, have been enchanting children for over a century

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