Writer · 1854 – 1900
Oscar Wilde
Little-Known Facts
- He quipped on arriving in America that he had 'nothing to declare but my genius'.
- After prison he lived his final years in exile in Paris under an assumed name.
Myths & Misconceptions
Why was Oscar Wilde imprisoned?
He was convicted of 'gross indecency' for homosexual relationships, then illegal, and sentenced to two years' hard labour — a prosecution now seen as a grave injustice.