Life & Times

Oscar Wilde: Life & Times

Step into Wilde’s world — the school days that shaped him, the Oxford years that refined him, the fame that crowned him, and the scandal that broke him. Explore the defining chapters of a life lived brilliantly, dangerously, and entirely on his own terms.

Wilde’s School Days & Oxford Years

From childhood brilliance at Portora to the golden halls of Trinity and Oxford — explore the friendships, teachers, rivalries, and defining moments that shaped Wilde long before fame (and scandal) found him.

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Oxford & The Making of an Aesthete (Coming Soon)

Wilde’s years under Ruskin and Pater — where he shaped the voice and vision that would define an era.

The American Tour (Coming Soon)

“I have nothing to declare but my genius.” Wilde’s year in America — chaotic, brilliant, and transformational.

A Day in the Life of Oscar Wilde (Coming Soon)

The routines, meals, conversations and salons of Wilde in his prime.

Prison & Exile (Coming Soon)

From the dock to Reading Gaol to his lonely final years in Paris — the darkest and most revealing chapter of his life.

The Final Years (Coming Soon)

Illness, poverty, friendship, poetry — and the strange, sad brilliance of Wilde’s last days.