October 16, 1854 Oscar Wilde’s birthday

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I only mention this because he wrote "Dorian Gray."

Dorian Gray was Wilde's only novel.


Know where Dorian Gray buys his clothes?

Forever 21



Dorian Gray jokes never get old.

 

[luiza]

I only mention this because he wrote "Dorian Gray."

Dorian Gray was Wilde's only novel.


Know where Dorian Gray buys his clothes?

Forever 21

But he wrote a great amount of Short Fiction

Short fiction​

The Happy Prince and Other Tales (text) (1888, a collection of fairy tales) consisting of:

• "The Happy Prince"
• "The Selfish Giant"
• "The Nightingale and the Rose"
• "The Devoted Friend"
• "The Remarkable Rocket"
• A House of Pomegranates (text) (1891, fairy tales) consisting of:
  • "The Young King"
  • "The Birthday of the Infanta"
  • "The Fisherman and His Soul"
  • "The Star-Child"
• Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories (text) (1891) consisting of:
  • "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime"
  • "The Canterville Ghost"
  • "The Sphinx Without a Secret"
  • "The Model Millionaire"
  • "The Portrait of Mr. W. H."

 

[Votto]

‘There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.’ – Oscar Wilde

 

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He was a flamboyant gay celebrity way ahead of his time. Not much admired for anything else.

 

[Votto]

‘Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.’ – Oscar Wilde

 

[skye]

He wasn't perfect...... but Oh my! what a brilliant mind he had!

Happy Birthday OW

one of my favs...

 

[PoliticalChic]

OK>.....I have to admit that the only reason I posted that OP was so I could write


"Dorian Gray jokes never get old."

 

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Years ago I read this book: "Bosie"

• Bosie: The Tragic Life of Lord Alfred Douglas
  A biography by Douglas Murray that explores the life of Oscar Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, also known as "Bosie". The book examines the complex and contradictory nature of Bosie's life, including his friendship with Wilde, his imprisonment, and his subsequent struggles. Some say the book is well-written and enjoyable.
  
  
  
• Oscar Wilde: Bosie
  A podcast episode from British Scandal that explores the relationship between Oscar Wilde and Bosie. The episode discusses how Wilde's father, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was obsessed with the relationship and tried to humiliate Wilde by publicly accusing him of homosexuality.
• (He was not Wilde's father....Google was wrong.)
  
  
• Lord Alfred Douglas
  Also known as "Bosie", Douglas was an English poet and journalist who had a close but tumultuous relationship with Oscar Wilde. The two met at Oxford in 1891, when Bosie was an undergraduate at Wilde's alma mater, Magdalen College. Wilde found Bosie to be his ideal older lover and benefactor.
  

• Lord Alfred Douglas - Wikipedia
  Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 – 20 March 1945), also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and ...
  
  
  
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Really interesting was who Lord Alfred Douglas' father was, and what he is famous for.

Oops,.....did I just end a sentence with a preposition??????

You know what Churchill said about that.

 

[PoliticalChic]

He wasn't perfect...... but Oh my! what a brilliant mind he had!

Happy Birthday OW

one of my favs...

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My fav Wilde quip:

— 'There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.'

 

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Ain't that the truth....