" Oscar became well-known for his lifestyle and clever conversation. In 1888 he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales for children. In 1891 he published A Picture of Dorian Gray, but many English critics said it was immoral.
His greatest success came with the performance of his comedies: Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Ernest. He also wrote a tragedy Salome, which was made illegal in England because of its religious content.
But Oscar Wilde`s problems really began as a result of his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas, whose father, the Marquess of Queensbury, hated Wilde and his lifestyle. He said that was homosexual, and Wilde took him to court.
Wilde lost the case, and was later sent to prison for two years. There he wrote two poems, De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Goal.
After his release, he went to live in France, but prison had had a very bad effect on his health, and he died on November the 11th, 1900."