Oscar Wilde’s literary reputation rests largely on his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and on his masterful comedies of manners Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). He was also known for his witty epigrams and his flamboyance. In 1895 he was sentenced to two years’ hard labor after a series of notorious trials involving charges of homosexuality.
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