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Oscar Wilde

Irish
1854 – 1900
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s. He was a key figure in the emerging Aestheticism movement of the late 19th century and is widely regarded the greatest playwright of the Victorian era. Wilde is best known for his Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), his epigrams, plays and bedtime stories for children, as well as his criminal conviction in 1895 for gross indecency and for practicing homosexual acts.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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Oscar Wilde books in order

16 books; 1 reviewed on LuvemBooks. Dates and covers from Amazon.

  1. The Importance of Being Earnest cover
    1990
    The Importance of Being Earnest
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  2. Plays, Prose Writings and Poems cover
    1991
    Plays, Prose Writings and Poems
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  3. Picture of Dorian Gray cover
    1992
    Picture of Dorian Gray
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  4. Complete Short Fiction cover
    1995
    Complete Short Fiction
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  5. Lady Windermere's Fan cover
    2001
    Lady Windermere's Fan
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  6. Complete Fairy Tales of cover
    2004
    Complete Fairy Tales of
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  7. The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray cover
    2012
    The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray
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  8. De Profundis and Other Prison Writings cover
    2013
    De Profundis and Other Prison Writings
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  9. Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant cover
    2013
    Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant
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  10. The Selfish Giant & Other Classic Tales: Six Illustrated Stories cover
    2014
    The Selfish Giant & Other Classic Tales: Six Illustrated Stories
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  11. The Star-Child cover
    2014
    The Star-Child
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  12. Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast cover
    2016
    Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast
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  13. The Decay of Lying: And Other Essays cover
    2020
    The Decay of Lying: And Other Essays
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  14. The Canterville Ghost cover
    2021
    The Canterville Ghost
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  15. Salome cover
    2025
    Salome
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  16. Oscar Wilde's Stories for Children cover
    2026
    Oscar Wilde's Stories for Children
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Cover of The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray

4.4/5

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Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is a philosophical fiction and Gothic horror classic that follows the beautiful Dorian Gray as he bargains his soul so that his portrait — rather than himself — bears the marks of age and moral corruption. Originally published in 1890 and widely regarded as a cornerstone of both Gothic and English literature, this Grapevine Kindle edition makes the novel readily accessible to a new generation of readers. The Guardian has listed it among the 100 best novels ever written in English, and it remains among the most widely read Gothic novels in the world.

Reviewed May 3, 2026

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