He wrote some of the most enduring works in the English language, but is equally remembered for his scandalous personal life, which ultimately led to his imprisonment.

Born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was a popular poet, novelist, and playwright in the late 19 th century. Sons: Cyril, born in June 1885, who died in World War I, and Vyvyan, born in November 1886.

Outstanding childhood Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 16, 1854. Vyvyan became a writer using the surname Holland, and his own grandson, Merlin Holland, has written two books about his grandfather, "Wilde Album" and "After Oscar: The Color of his Legacy.

After attempting to sue John Douglas for libel, Wilde was convicted of sodomy on the 25 th of May 1895. "Merlin's son Lucien is a classics major at Oxford, just like Oscar Wilde. His experiences in prison were the basis for his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898). 115 years ago today, a great literary voice was silenced. His father, Sir William Wilde, was a well-known surgeon; his mother, Jane Francisca Elgee Wilde, wrote popular poetry and other work under the pseudonym (pen name) Speranza. To the rear of this small country church is a headstone, bearing the inscription: -In memory of two loving and loved sisters, Emily Wilde aged 24 and Mary Wilde, aged 22, who lost their lives by accident in this parish, Nov 10th 1871. Since then, it has been widely held that Wilde succumbed to … John Sholto Douglas, noveno marqués de Queensberry. Oscar Wilde died November 30, 1900. Oscar Wilde was tried for sodomy by the father of his lover Sir Alfred Douglas at the age of forty-five. A short distance south west of Monaghan town, on the road to Clones, is a sign post which reads 'Drumsnatt Church of Ireland'. On this day in 1897, writer Oscar Wilde is released from jail after two years of hard labor.

Oscar Wilde era amigo de lord Alfred Douglas, y el padre de este sospechaba que ambos tenían un romance. He was only 46 years old. Por ello, decidió enviarle una carta: For Oscar Wilde posing Somdomite [sic] («para Oscar Wilde, aquel que presume de sodomita»). Wilde was sent to Pentonville Prison and forced to do hard labour.