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Agnes Tael XIb. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde. 16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 an Irish writer and poet born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin attended Trinity College and Magdalen College Newdigate prize served as a playwright, novelist, poet, editor, and critique
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Agnes Tael XIb
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • 16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 • an Irish writer and poet • born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin • attended Trinity College and MagdalenCollege • Newdigate prize • served as a playwright, novelist, poet, editor, and critique • 1882 one year lecture tour in America
Personal life • 1884 married • two sons • Lord Alfred • 1895 imprisonment for homosexual offences • one of the greatest playwrights during the Victorian Era.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales • collection of stories for children • first published in May 1888 • most famous for The Happy Prince • convey an appreciation for charity, compassion, love and beauty • The stories included in this collection are: • The Happy Prince • The Nightingale and the Rose • The Selfish Giant • The Devoted Friend • The Remarkable Rocket
A House of Pomegranates • a collection of fairy tales • a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales in 1888 • "intended neither for the British child nor the British public.„ • The stories in this collection: • The Young King • The Birthday of the Infanta • The Fisherman and his Soul • The Star-Child
Life is too • important • to be • taken • seriously! • (Oscar Wilde)
sources • http://www.poemhunter.com/oscar-wilde/biography/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_House_of_Pomegranates • http://html.rincondelvago.com/the-nightingale-and-the-rose-the-devoted-friend_oscar-wilde.html • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/I_want_a_brief_summary_of_the_story_the_happy_prince_by_oscar_wilde • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happy_Prince_and_Other_Tales • http://www.artpassions.net/wilde/young_king.html • http://www.artefabula.com/OW-02sc2.html