Lady Hunstanton: But do you believe all that is written in … - Oscar Wilde

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Lady Hunstanton: But do you believe all that is written in the newspapers? Lord Illingworth: I do. Nowadays it is only the unreadable that occurs.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish dramatist, essayist, novelist and poet.

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Pen Names: С.3.3. • Sebastian Melmoth

Birth Name: Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde

Alternative Names: Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde

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Lady Hunstanton: But do you believe all that is written in the newspapers? Lord Illingworth: I do. Nowadays it is only the unreadable that occurs. - Oscar Wilde

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