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#Otd 2000: An Post @Postvox officially launched a set of 4 30p postage #stamps in honour of poet & playwright #OscarWilde (1854-1900). Became one of London's most popular playwrights in early 1890s. Best remembered for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, imprisonment & death.
I completely forgot I had this beautiful Classic Tales of #OscarWilde! Egmont book. Illustrations by Charles Robinson. Look forward to reading it! Wilde often read to his sons! @Wit_of_Wilde @ByOscarWilde @OscarWildeUK @OscarWildeLA @OscarWildedixit @ImOscarWilde @theirelandguide
When #OscarWilde's 1st collection of fairy tales published 1888 his sons Cyril & Vyvyan were both under 3. Wilde often read the tales aloud to them. Which of these is your fav? @Wit_of_Wilde @ByOscarWilde @OscarWildeUK @OscarWildeLA @OscarWildedixit @ImOscarWilde @theirelandguide
My #BookIllustrationOfTheDay is from Classic Tales Of #OscarWilde illustrated by Charles Robinson! Published by Egmont. 'The King of The Mountains of The Moon' from The Happy Prince! @Wit_of_Wilde @ByOscarWilde @OscarWildeUK @OscarWildeLA @OscarWildedixit @ImOscarWilde 
I've only just started reading this. #OscarWilde's fairy tales are beautiful. Lovely book. Great change from the usual Hans Christian Andersen & Brothers Grimm fairy tales! #FolkloreThursday #IrishAuthors #Ireland #ReadABookDay
I read Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' yesterday. Lovely story with a surprise ending! Oscar was an interesting man. Here's an animated early 70's video on youtube in case you don't have the book, though I prefer the book! #OscarWilde #IrishAuthors
#Otd 1854: Birth in #Dublin of Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist, essayist & poet. Became one of most popular playwrights in early 1890s. Remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment & early death.
'When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars'- Oscar Wilde. 
: Rainbow at Mussenden Temple, Castlerock, Co Derry/Londonderry by Signal-Womb. : Star trails at Dunluce castle, Co Antrim by @ahamillphotos. @MagicalEurope #OscarWilde #MondayMotivation 
: Rainbow at Mussenden Temple, Castlerock, Co Derry/Londonderry by Signal-Womb. : Star trails at Dunluce castle, Co Antrim by @ahamillphotos. @MagicalEurope #OscarWilde #MondayMotivation
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all" - Oscar Wilde #OscarWilde #MondayMotivation 
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars", Oscar Wilde. #OscarWilde #MondayMotivation
In Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince", he (statue) asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes & the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor. When the swallow dies, his lead heart breaks. The 2 taken to heaven by an angel #FolkloreThursday
#Otd 1895: Libel trial instigated by #OscarWilde began, resulting in his imprisonment for gross indecency. Wilde had Marquess of Queensberry(father of his lover) prosecuted for criminal libel for saying he was a sodomite! But trial unearthed evidence that led to HIS arrest!
began, resulting in his imprisonment for gross indecency. Wilde had Marquess of Queensberry(father of his lover) prosecuted for criminal libel for saying he was a sodomite! But trial unearthed evidence that led to HIS arrest!
'When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars'- Oscar Wilde. There are 3 trails at Stormont, Belfast (History, Environment & Woodland). This sculpture is on one of these. : William Murphy (informatique) @MagicalEurope #OscarWilde #WednesdayWisdom
: William Murphy (informatique) @MagicalEurope #OscarWilde #WednesdayWisdom
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” Oscar Wilde #OscarWilde #WednesdayWisdom 
Watched 'The Happy Prince' (2018), mainly about last 3 years of #OscarWilde's life, after release from prison. In exile in France & Italy, took name "Sebastian Melmoth". Written/directed by & starring Rupert Everett. Sad story. 4/5 but I'd rate it 18. 
#Otd 1897: #OscarWilde released from Reading Gaol. Sent 1st to Pentonville, then to Wandsworth & then to Reading. Departed for France where he settled in Berneval-le-Grand on N coast. Wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol there. Published under C.3.3. (cell block C, landing 3, cell 3)
#Otd 1895: #OscarWilde convicted in Old Bailey of gross indecency. Sentenced to 2 years hard labour (until 18 May 1897). Many hours of walking treadmill & picking oakum (separating the fibres in scraps of old navy ropes). Allowed to read only the Bible & The Pilgrim's Progress.
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#Otd 1884: Marriage of #OscarWilde & Constance Lloyd. : Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture. 3 statues in Merrion Square, #Dublin. The naked lady represents Constance! Male torso represents Dionysus, Greek God of drama & wine. 1997, by Danny Osborne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde_Memorial_Sculpture
: Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture. 3 statues in Merrion Square, #Dublin. The naked lady represents Constance! Male torso represents Dionysus, Greek God of drama & wine. 1997, by Danny Osborne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde_Memorial_Sculpture
"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."!!! Oscar Wilde.
#OscarWilde #WednesdayWisdom
#OscarWilde #WednesdayWisdom
"I think its very healthy to spend time alone.
You need to know how to be alone
and not defined by another person."
Oscar Wilde. #WednesdayWisdom
You need to know how to be alone
and not defined by another person."
Oscar Wilde. #WednesdayWisdom
"Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward." Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) #WednesdayWisdom
#Otd 1900: Death Oscar Wilde. Père Lachaise Cemetery, France since 1909. Angel's male genitalia stolen! Epitaph; verse from The Ballad of Reading Gaol,
And alien tears will fill for him
Pity's long-broken urn,
For his mourners will be outcast men,
And outcasts always mourn.
Père Lachaise Cemetery, France since 1909. Angel's male genitalia stolen! Epitaph; verse from The Ballad of Reading Gaol,And alien tears will fill for him
Pity's long-broken urn,
For his mourners will be outcast men,
And outcasts always mourn.
