TheOscarAuthor Wilde Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is born in Dublin, Ireland. He is a famous poet, writer and dramatist1. He studies in Ireland and at Oxford University in England. He travels in Europe and in 1882 he goes to the United States. When he enters the US, he says: I have nothing to declare, except my genius. When he leaves, he says: I have civilised America. Oscar Wilde lives in the Victorian Age, the age of Queen Victoria; she rules2 Great Britain for over sixty years, from 1837 to 1901. Victorians believe that patriotism, marriage3 and going to church are very important. So those years are difficult for people like Oscar Wilde: he has unusual4 ideas about religion and life. In 1884, he marries Constance Lloyd and they have two sons. In 1888, he writes The Happy Prince and Other Tales. It is a collection of stories for children that he writes for his sons. The stories in this collection are: The Happy Prince , The Selfish Giant , The Devoted Friend , The Remarkable Rocket and The Nightingale and the Rose . In this book you will find the first four stories. 1. dramatist: a person who writes plays. 2. rules: has the power over a country. 3. marriage: the relationship between a husband and a wife. 4. unusual: not common. 4