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Many people who create art and author books get overlooked. Oscar Wilde was lucky because his work got noticed promptly. Wilde lived in the 1800s and is best-known for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. He also wrote a famous play called “The Importance of Being Earnest.”
But like many good things, Wilde’s success would come to an end. He was sent to prison for two years where he lost all his money. Wilde passed away in 1900 due to meningitis.
