Oscar Wilde: The World's First Celebrity

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is known for his plays and novels, and perhaps for being the first 'celebrity' in the modern sense of the term. But he was also a political radical - an avowed supporter of causes including Irish nationalism, feminism and socialism.

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