Oscar Wilde (Oct. 16, 1854 – Nov. 30, 1900) was an Irish writer & poet who became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. The Picture of Dorian Gray first appeared as a magazine story in June, 1890. It was censored without Wilde's knowledge. He later revised the story and it became his only novel, published in 1891. He was convicted of "gross indecency" for his affair with Lord Alfred Douglas and imprisoned for two years. The two were reunited briefly after Wilde's release.
