Oscar Wilde

WILDE, OSCAR, 1854 to 1900

Oscar Wilde

Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete.

Books
22
Editions tracked
32
First editions
8
Nationality
Ireland, France
For collectors

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In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1905De ProfundisMethuen
  2. 1905The Plays of Oscar WildeJ.W. Luce
  3. 1924SalomeBoni and Liveright
  4. 1927The Nightingale and the RoseWindsor
  5. 1932The Selfish GiantP. Pauper Press
  6. 1962The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Selected StoriesNew American Library
  7. 1976The Fairy Stories of Oscar WildeGollancz
  8. 2016Only Dull People Are Brilliant at BreakfastPenguin Books
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When was Oscar Wilde born?

Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 and died in 1900.

How many Oscar Wilde books does MyVolumes track?

We track 22 books by Oscar Wilde across 32 editions, 8 of them first editions.

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