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Before Wilde's death in Paris in 1900 he wrote ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' and ''De Profundis''.
Before Wilde's death in Paris in 1900 he wrote ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' and ''De Profundis''.
On his deathbed Wilde, who had been born Protestant, converted to Roman Catholicism, at the behest of Robert Ross.
On his deathbed Wilde, who had been born Protestant, converted to Roman Catholicism, at the behest of Robert Ross.
Wilde's wife Constance died in April 1898 of a combination of illnesses undoubtedly brought on by distress, humiliation isolation and poverty as a result of Wilde's behaviour. She was aged 39.
Wilde's wife Constance died in April 1898 of a combination of illnesses undoubtedly brought on by distress, humiliation, isolation and poverty as a result of Wilde's behaviour. She was aged 39.
<ref>Richard Ellman, Oscar Wilde.(Random House, 1989).
<ref>Richard Ellman, Oscar Wilde.(Random House, 1989).
Neil McKenna. The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde, Random House, 2011.
Neil McKenna. The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde, Random House, 2011.