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This Irish playwright and poet wrote a novel about a man whose portrait ages while he remains young and beautiful.
- Samuel Beckett
- George Bernard Shaw
- Oscar Wilde
- W.B. Yeats
In this 1895 comedy, two men each pretend to be named Ernest to win the affections of women who claim they can only love someone with that name.
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lady Windermere's Fan
- A Woman of No Importance
- An Ideal Husband
This prestigious English university is where the young Irish writer studied Classics and won the Newdigate Prize for poetry.
- Cambridge
- Trinity College Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Oxford
This French city became the final home of the exiled Irish writer, who died there in poverty in 1900 at age 46.
- Nice
- London
- Paris
- Dublin
This title character in a famous novel makes a Faustian bargain, remaining young while a painted image of him shows the corruption of his soul.
- Dorian Gray
- Lord Henry Wotton
- Sibyl Vane
- Basil Hallward
This type of legal proceeding, brought against the Marquess of Queensberry by the author, backfired and led to the writer's own arrest.
- Divorce proceeding
- Murder trial
- Theft trial
- Libel trial
This English prison is where the disgraced playwright served two years of hard labor after his 1895 conviction.
- Reading Gaol
- Newgate Prison
- Pentonville Prison
- Wormwood Scrubs
This comedic play features a mysterious fan left behind at a party, leading to suspicions of an affair and revelations about family secrets.
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- A Woman of No Importance
- Lady Windermere's Fan
- An Ideal Husband
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