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His father was a successful surgeon and his mother a writer and literary hostess. While at Oxford, Wilde became involved in the aesthetic movement. After he graduated, he moved to London to pursue a literary career. His output was diverse. A first volume of his poetry was published in but as well as composing verse, he contributed to publications such as the 'Pall Mall Gazette', wrote fairy stories and published a novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' His greatest talent was for writing plays, and he produced a string of extremely popular comedies including 'Lady Windermere's Fan' , 'An Ideal Husband ' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' Drama and tragedy marred Wilde's private life.

He married Constance Lloyd in and they had two sons, but in Wilde began an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed 'Bosie'. In April , Wilde sued Bosie's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, for libel, after the Marquis has accused him of being homosexual. Wilde lost and, after details of his private life were revealed during the trial, was arrested and tried for gross indecency.

He was sentenced to two years of hard labour.

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While in prison he composed a long letter to Douglas, posthumously published under the title 'De Profundis'. His wife took their children to Switzerland and adopted the name 'Holland'. Wilde was released with his health irrevocably damaged and his reputation ruined.