write 10 fun fact about oscar wilde
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Interesting Oscar Wilde Facts:
1.Oscar Wilde's childhood sweetheart Florence Balcombe married Bram Stoker in 1878, disappointing Oscar because he cherished their two-year romance and hoped that it would continue.
2.In 1878 Oscar Wilde won the Newdigate Prize for best English verse composition by an Oxford undergraduate for his poem "Ravenna".
3.Following the publication of his book Poems in 1881, Oscar Wilde went on an American lecture tour where he gave 140 lectures in only nine months.
4.While touring in American Oscar Wilde met many famous literary figures of the time including Walt Whitman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Henry Longfellow.
5.Oscar Wilde returned to the UK and continued a lecture tour through England and Ireland, ending in 1884.
6.Oscar Wilde's poetry was written to emphasize the pursuit of beauty for beauty's sake as opposed to the promotion of a social or political viewpoint.
7.In 1884 Oscar Wilde married Constance Lloyd. They had two boys, Cyril and Vyvyan.
8.Oscar Wilde worked as the editor at Lady's World, a women's magazine, for two years and expanded its coverage to include women's issues and not just fashion. His efforts revitalized the magazine.
9.In 1888 Oscar Wilde's book The Happy Prince and Other Tales was published. It was a collection of children's stories.
10.In 1891 Oscar Wilde published two books, an essay collection titled Intentions, and his one and only novel titled The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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- He Was Born Inside What Is Now Trinity College
- His Last Words Were The Epitome Of Last Words
- He Was Catholic When He Died
- He Only Wrote One Novel
- .He Wrote More Than Just Aesthetic Work
- He Was An Accomplished Children’s Book Writer
- He Was An Impressive Linguist
- He Wrote Essays Even In Jail
- There Is No Evidence He Said One Of His Most Famous Quotes
- His Wife Was Also A Writer
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