Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde, an influential Irish poet and playwright, gained fame in the early 1890s as one of London's leading dramatists. Renowned for his sharp wit and epigrams, he authored notable works including "The Picture of Dorian Gray." His life was marked by scandal, culminating in a criminal conviction for "gross indecency" that led to his imprisonment and untimely death at 46. Wilde's legacy endures through his literary contributions and the complexities of his personal life.