How popular was Oscar Wilde in his day?

Merlin Holland is Oscar Wilde's grandson and the sole executor of his estate. He is the author of Irish Peacock & Scarlet Marquess, the first unabridged publication of the famous libel trial. read more

Probably not very: “To be popular one must be a mediocrity." - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray /sarcasm This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more

Wilde's life was still waiting for independent, true scholarship when Richard Ellmann began researching his 1987 biography Oscar Wilde, for which he posthumously won a National (USA) Book Critics Circle Award in 1988 and a Pulitzer Prize in 1989. read more

Best Famous Oscar Wilde Poems. Here is a collection of the all-time best famous Oscar Wilde poems. This is a select list of the best famous Oscar Wilde poetry. Reading, writing, and enjoying famous Oscar Wilde poetry (as well as classical and contemporary poems) is a great past time. These top poems are the best examples of oscar wilde poems. read more