Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the circumstances of his criminal conviction for gross indecency for consensual homosexual acts in "one of the first celebrity trials", imprisonment, and early death from meningitis at the age of 46.
Books by Oscar Wilde
8 books available
The Canterville Ghost
by Oscar Wilde
3.9(41,972)
An American family's practical view of the supernatural clashes with a dramatic British ghost, leading to a touching romance hidden beneath wit and social commentary.
A Woman of No Importance
by Oscar Wilde
3.9(10,749)
In a Victorian country estate, a mother's carefully constructed life unravels when her son's new patron is revealed to be the very man who fathered him and abandoned them both years ago, threatening to expose a scandal that could destroy them all.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
4.1(966,196)
A beautiful young man's soul decays within a cursed portrait, mirroring the grotesque cost of his hedonistic pursuit of eternal youth and illicit pleasure.
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
4.2(302,123)
In a world of mistaken identities and social artifice, two bachelors create alter egos named Ernest, leading to a tangle of romance and witty banter that reveals the absurdities of Victorian high society.
The Devoted Friend
by Oscar Wilde
3.9(1,132)
A manipulative miller takes advantage of his devoted gardener, Hans, leading to Hans's death under the guise of friendship.
The Happy Prince
by Oscar Wilde
4.2(26,066)
A once-blind prince, now a statue, finds redemption and true beauty by sacrificing his riches through a loyal swallow to ease his city's suffering.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
by Oscar Wilde
4.1(15,434)
Oscar Wilde's collection of fairy tales tells moving stories of self-sacrifice, love, and what beauty truly means, resonating with readers of all ages.
The Nightingale and the Rose
by Oscar Wilde
4.3(6,971)
To help a lovelorn student win his beloved, a devoted nightingale embarks on a desperate quest for a red rose, ultimately making the ultimate sacrifice to create one from her own heart's blood.