{"title":"Oscar Wilde","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe was the wittiest man in any room he entered — and he made sure everyone knew it. The remarkable thing is that he was usually right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 and arrived at Oxford already convinced he was extraordinary. He graduated with a double first and spent the next two decades becoming the most talked-about literary figure in London. \u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAn Ideal Husband\u003c\/em\u003e all came from the same decade. So did his trial, his imprisonment, and his ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1895 Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for libel and lost. The countersuit exposed his relationship with Queensberry's son. He was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years hard labor. He never recovered financially, physically, or socially. He died in Paris in 1900 at forty-six.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat survives is the wit, the plays, and the uncomfortable fact that the things he said most sharply are still true.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-last-refuge-wilde-literary-t-shirt","title":"The Last Refuge — Wilde Literary T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA literary quote t-shirt featuring Oscar Wilde’s “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” from Oscar Wilde. Literary heretic apparel by Quoteiac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilde published this in The Pall Mall Gazette in 1885 — a London newspaper, which meant he said it to an audience that valued both consistency and respectability above most things. That was the point. Wilde had a gift for locating exactly the thing a room took for granted and then explaining, elegantly and publicly, why it was a symptom of a smaller mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe wasn't arguing for chaos. He was arguing for the freedom to contradict yourself when you've actually thought of something better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis isn't a t-shirt. It's a standing objection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the idea that changing your mind is weakness. To the people who mistake predictability for principle. To the version of yourself that keeps doing things the same way because it's easier than explaining why you stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanged your mind about something important and been told that makes you unreliable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatched someone mistake stubbornness for integrity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecided that being interesting was more honest than being consistent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is as composed as the argument is sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the Oscar Wilde collection: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-genius-exception-tee\"\u003eThe Genius Exception Tee\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-genius-exception-mug\"\u003eThe Genius Exception Mug\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Anyone who's ever been called inconsistent by someone who confused stubbornness with character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChange your mind freely.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOscar Wilde, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1854–1900, Dublin and London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaywright, novelist, poet, and the most quoted man in the English language — half the aphorisms attributed to him he never actually said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprisoned in 1895 for \"gross indecency\" — two years hard labor for being gay — and never fully recovered financially or physically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrote some of his sharpest work while broke, exiled, and dying; still couldn't stop being witty about it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart (Bella + Canvas)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":42642216943710,"sku":"7875857_21593","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":42642216976478,"sku":"7875857_21594","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":42642217009246,"sku":"7875857_21595","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":42642217042014,"sku":"7875857_21596","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":42642217074782,"sku":"7875857_21597","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":42642217107550,"sku":"7875857_21598","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/The_Last_Refuge_Tee_Oscar_Wilde.png?v=1776117816"},{"product_id":"the-genius-exception-wilde-literary-t-shirt","title":"The Genius Exception — Wilde Literary T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA t-shirt featuring Oscar Wilde's \"The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything — except genius.\" from The Critic as Artist (1891). Literary heretic apparel by Quoteiac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear Wilde's most pointed parenthetical — the exception clause in the tolerance contract, in print, on your chest, for the public to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything — except genius.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilde published this in Intentions in 1891 — a collection of essays so sharp they were reviewed as both brilliant and insufferable, which was probably the intended outcome. 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Anyone who recognizes the pattern and refuses to shrink to fit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear the exception.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOscar Wilde, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1854–1900, Dublin and London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis plays sold out London's West End; four years later he was in prison, convicted for being gay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrote The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, and some of the most precise sentences in the English language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDied in Paris at 46, broke and exiled — the same public that had adored him did very little to stop what happened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart (Bella + Canvas)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":42642218057822,"sku":"2548203_21593","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":42642218090590,"sku":"2548203_21594","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":42642218123358,"sku":"2548203_21595","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":42642218156126,"sku":"2548203_21596","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":42642218188894,"sku":"2548203_21597","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":42642218221662,"sku":"2548203_21598","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/The_Genius_Exception_Tee_Oscar_Wilde.png?v=1776117985"},{"product_id":"the-genius-exception-wilde-literary-mug","title":"The Genius Exception — Wilde Literary Mug","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quote mug featuring Oscar Wilde's \"The public is wonderfully tolerant\" from The Critic as Artist (1891). 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Wilde's sentence doesn't need one word enlarged over the others because it's the structure of the whole thing that lands. The pause before \u003cem\u003eexcept genius\u003c\/em\u003e is already in the grammar. The mug just holds it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the Oscar Wilde collection: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-genius-exception-tee\"\u003eThe Genius Exception Tee\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-last-refuge-tee\"\u003eThe Last Refuge Tee\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/collections\/oscar-wilde\"\u003efull Oscar Wilde collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Morning Reminder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 oz — substantial. Not a collection piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossy black — quote shows clean on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-sided print — the exception lands whether you're left-handed or right. Wilde didn't pick sides either.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEm dash preserved exactly as Wilde wrote it — the pause is part of the sentence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDishwasher safe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead and BPA-free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one who starts the day knowing the odds and goes anyway. The person who's been called too much by people who were too little. Anyone who needs the reminder before the first meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart the day sharp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOscar Wilde, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1854–1900, Dublin and London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis plays sold out London's West End; four years later he was in prison, convicted for being gay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrote The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, and some of the most precise sentences in the English language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDied in Paris at 46, broke and exiled — the same public that had adored him did very little to stop what happened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42642236014686,"sku":"2631532_9324","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/The_Genius_Exception_Mug_Oscar_Wilde.png?v=1776121193"},{"product_id":"the-truth-wilde-literary-t-shirt","title":"The Truth — Wilde Literary T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA literary quote t-shirt featuring Oscar Wilde's \"The truth is rarely pure and never simple.\" from The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). 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The people who pretend otherwise are either very fortunate or not being honest — and most of the time, both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou've known this longer than you've had words for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatched a straightforward explanation collapse the moment someone pushed on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeen the person in the room who noticed what wasn't being said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelt more comfortable with a paradox than with a tidy answer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe enso — a single open brushstroke, drawn in one motion and left intentionally unclosed — holds the quote without containing it. 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Browse the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/collections\/oscar-wilde\"\u003efull Oscar Wilde collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Tee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnisex relaxed fit — wears true to size, comfortable across the chest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors contain polyester)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabric weight: 4.2 oz\/yd²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide-seamed construction keeps its shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-shrunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMachine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuoteiac logo on sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one who stopped expecting simple answers a long time ago. The person who finds more honesty in a paradox than in a resolution. Anyone who knows that \"it's complicated\" is the most accurate thing most people will ever say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear what's actually true.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOscar Wilde, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1854–1900, Dublin and London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e opened in February 1895; Wilde was arrested two months later, charged with gross indecency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe wrote the play in three weeks. It ran for 83 performances before the scandal shut everything down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe died in a Paris hotel room at 46, broke — his last recorded words were reportedly about the wallpaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart (Bella + Canvas)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":42812931473502,"sku":"3826110_9527","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":42812931506270,"sku":"3826110_4016","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":42812931539038,"sku":"3826110_4017","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":42812931571806,"sku":"3826110_4018","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":42812931604574,"sku":"3826110_4019","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":42812931637342,"sku":"3826110_4020","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/The_Truth_Oscar_Wilde_Tee.png?v=1780085782"},{"product_id":"the-truth-wilde-literary-phone-case","title":"The Truth — Wilde Literary Phone Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eA literary quote phone case featuring Oscar Wilde's \"The truth is rarely pure and never simple.\" from The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). Dual-layer literary protection by Quoteiac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The truth is rarely pure and never simple.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery time you pick up the phone, Wilde's line is the first thing there. Not as decoration — as a reminder. Someone once said a thing true enough to last 130 years, and here it is, in your hand, at 7am, before anyone has had the chance to oversimplify your morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe enso wraps the quote on the back and deliberately continues around the sides — the circle doesn't end at the edge, because the edge isn't where Wilde's thinking stopped either. The attribution anchors at the bottom arc, grounded, as if he's still standing behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the Oscar Wilde collection: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-truth-wilde-literary-t-shirt\"\u003eThe Truth Tee\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-genius-exception-wilde-literary-t-shirt\"\u003eThe Genius Exception Tee\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Anyone who has watched something real get flattened into a talking point and felt the loss of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep the complicated thing intact.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOscar Wilde, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1854–1900, Dublin to London to Paris — in roughly increasing order of exile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was celebrated by the same public that watched him be destroyed: packed theatres, then a packed courtroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis plays sold out London's West End. Four years later he was doing hard labor in Reading Gaol for being gay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased in 1897, he never recovered financially or socially. 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