#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& #39;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& #39;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. & #39;The King of The Mountains of The Moon& #39; from The Happy Prince! @Wit_of_Wilde @ByOscarWilde @OscarWildeUK @OscarWildeLA @OscarWildedixit @ImOscarWilde https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📘" title="Blue book" aria-label="Emoji: Blue book">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☘️" title="Shamrock" aria-label="Emoji: Shamrock">

I& #39;ve only just started reading this. #OscarWilde& #39;s fairy tales are beautiful. Lovely book. Great change from the usual Hans Christian Andersen & Brothers Grimm fairy tales! #FolkloreThursday #IrishAuthors #Ireland #ReadABookDay https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📘" title="Blue book" aria-label="Emoji: Blue book">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☘️" title="Shamrock" aria-label="Emoji: Shamrock">

I read Oscar Wilde& #39;s & #39;The Selfish Giant& #39; yesterday. Lovely story with a surprise ending! Oscar was an interesting man. Here& #39;s an animated early 70& #39;s video on youtube in case you don& #39;t have the book, though I prefer the book! #OscarWilde #IrishAuthors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZmvaj05xek">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

#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.

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde.
#OscarWilde #MondayMotivation

& #39;When it rains look for rainbows, when it& #39;s dark look for stars& #39;- Oscar Wilde. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">: Rainbow at Mussenden Temple, Castlerock, Co Derry/Londonderry by Signal-Womb. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">: Star trails at Dunluce castle, Co Antrim by @ahamillphotos. @MagicalEurope #OscarWilde #MondayMotivation https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍀" title="Four leaf clover" aria-label="Emoji: Four leaf clover"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Glowing star" aria-label="Emoji: Glowing star">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Rainbow" aria-label="Emoji: Rainbow">

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all" - Oscar Wilde #OscarWilde #MondayMotivation https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍀" title="Four leaf clover" aria-label="Emoji: Four leaf clover"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Glowing star" aria-label="Emoji: Glowing star">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Rainbow" aria-label="Emoji: Rainbow"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌼" title="Blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Blossom">

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars", Oscar Wilde. #OscarWilde #MondayMotivation https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍀" title="Four leaf clover" aria-label="Emoji: Four leaf clover"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Glowing star" aria-label="Emoji: Glowing star">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Rainbow" aria-label="Emoji: Rainbow"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌼" title="Blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Blossom">

In Oscar Wilde& #39;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 #OscarWildehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera"> began, resulting in his imprisonment for gross indecency. Wilde had Marquess of Queensberryhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">(father of his lover) prosecuted for criminal libel for saying he was a sodomitehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">! But trial unearthed evidence that led to HIS arrest!

& #39;When it rains look for rainbows, when it& #39;s dark look for stars& #39;- Oscar Wilde. There are 3 trails at Stormont, Belfast (History, Environment & Woodland). This sculpture is on one of these. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">: William Murphy (informatique) @MagicalEurope #OscarWilde #WednesdayWisdom https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍀" title="Four leaf clover" aria-label="Emoji: Four leaf clover"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Glowing star" aria-label="Emoji: Glowing star">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Rainbow" aria-label="Emoji: Rainbow">

“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” Oscar Wilde #OscarWilde #WednesdayWisdom https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌻" title="Sunflower" aria-label="Emoji: Sunflower">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌹" title="Rose" aria-label="Emoji: Rose">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧡" title="Orange heart" aria-label="Emoji: Orange heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌷" title="Tulip" aria-label="Emoji: Tulip">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💮" title="White flower" aria-label="Emoji: White flower">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥀" title="Wilted flower" aria-label="Emoji: Wilted flower">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Green heart" aria-label="Emoji: Green heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌼" title="Blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Blossom">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💐" title="Bouquet" aria-label="Emoji: Bouquet">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Purple heart" aria-label="Emoji: Purple heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌺" title="Hibiscus" aria-label="Emoji: Hibiscus">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌸" title="Cherry blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Cherry blossom"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♥" title="Heart suit" aria-label="Emoji: Heart suit">

Watched & #39;The Happy Prince& #39; (2018), mainly about last 3 years of #OscarWilde& #39;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& #39;d rate it 18. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📽" title="Film projector" aria-label="Emoji: Film projector"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZknR603amI">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

#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& #39;s Progresshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">.

#Otd 1884: Marriage of #OscarWilde & Constance Lloyd. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">: 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">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osca...

"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they& #39;ll kill you."!!! Oscar Wilde.

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"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

"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. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Camera" aria-label="Emoji: Camera">Père Lachaise Cemetery, France since 1909. Angel& #39;s male genitalia stolen! Epitaph; verse from The Ballad of Reading Gaol,

And alien tears will fill for him
Pity& #39;s long-broken urn,
For his mourners will be outcast men,
And outcasts always mourn.