Oscar Wilde was a theatrical Irish writer whose work was venerated in London in the 1890s. Wilde married in 1884 and had two children, but was sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty ...

There's a rather amusing quote from Winston Churchill: "Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip". If there's anyone who embodies that quote, ...

Oscar Wilde is having something of a resurgence in 2018. Born 164 years ago today, his real-life story continues to resonate for many. A Very English Scandal: the true story behind BBC drama on Jeremy ...

Since we are all in a British state of mind with the passing of Queen Elizabeth, it is meet to sign off this week with three quotes from Oscar Wilde, the great Anglo-Irish wit, dramatist and literary ...

Wilde is remembered as one of the great Victorian writers, and a martyr for LGBTQ+ rights.

Oscar Wilde’s life is more scandalous today than it was during the Decadence of the 1890s. In fact, it is so scandalous that a recent exhibition of his life and legacy at the Petit Palais Musée des ...

Few literary final acts are as sad as that of Oscar Wilde. Released after two years of harsh incarceration in 1897 — for the then-crime of “gross indecency,” i.e. consensual gay sex — he fled London, ...

Oscar Wilde was a theatrical Irish writer whose work was venerated in London in the 1890s. Wilde married in 1884 and had two children, but was sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty ...