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Fun Fact Found: Oscar Wilde

Do you love him for his poems or plays or novel? Or are you just interested in his love life? Everybody knows and everybody loves Oscar Wilde. Here are some interesting facts about Oscar Wilde that you might not know;

• Although he is generally known as an author, he only published one novel, The Portait of Dorian Gray in 1891.
• Did you know that he was accused of and sent to prison for two years' hard labour on account of sodomy and gross indecency?
• In 1891 Oscar Wilde met Lord Alfred Douglas, then they became lovers. Alfred’s father was John Douglas, who did not approve of his son’s relationship with Oscar. Feuding between John Douglas and Wilde eventually led to Wilde being convicted of gross indecency for homosexual acts.
• Wilde died of meningitis on November 30, 1900. He was only 46 years old.
• Oscar's father was Queen Victoria's eye surgeon and was knighted for it.
• There were two half sisters of Oscar who died in a fire. One of them was dancing close to the coal fire and her dress caught light. The other sister tried to put the fire out and died miserably, too.
• You can see his grave in the cemetery at Pere Lachaise in Paris. Originally the grave had a sculpture of a man with an erect penis but the gardener of the graveyard was so offended by it that he snapped it off. We advise you to visit him in Paris and share your kiss as all we do.

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