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1343:Robbie Ross
1299:(2018 film)
1279:(1998 play)
1269:(1997 play)
1259:(1997 film)
1239:(1960 play)
1229:(1960 film)
1219:(1960 film)
1216:Oscar Wilde
1209:(1936 play)
1206:Oscar Wilde
915:Collections
826:Oscar Wilde
704:Oscar Wilde
560:T.G. Wilson
550:Books about
478:in Dublin.
339:Scandinavia
310:Recognition
227:Anglo-Irish
191:Oscar Wilde
183:archaeology
1381:Categories
1100:(grandson)
983:The Sphinx
630:31 October
612:0679457348
567:References
505:Dean Swift
433:Later life
366:knighthood
335:Heidelberg
300:Isaac Butt
132:Jane Elgee
73:March 1815
1124:(brother)
962:Charmides
468:Connemara
347:Stockholm
260:Porpoises
252:Holy Land
211:Castlerea
114:Surgeon,
105:, Ireland
77:Castlerea
1366:Category
1116:(mother)
1108:(father)
456:farthing
445:, Dublin
264:Crusader
187:folklore
151:Children
1309:Related
539:, 1874.
521:, 1853.
515:, 1851.
509:, 1849.
507:'s life
499:, 1849.
490:, 1840.
343:Uppsala
145:
137:
85:Ireland
1199:Salome
1134:Places
1076:(wife)
1067:Family
1036:Salome
851:Essays
747:
710:
610:
406:) and
404:Willie
331:Vienna
316:Dublin
239:Dublin
156:Willie
126:Spouse
103:Dublin
1286:Oscar
1256:Wilde
1246:Oscar
1092:(son)
1084:(son)
993:Plays
947:Poems
833:Novel
741:Wilde
452:libel
408:Oscar
268:Egypt
213:, in
171:FRCSI
160:Oscar
139:(
135:
50:FRCSI
745:ISBN
708:ISBN
632:2014
608:ISBN
185:and
158:and
92:Died
66:Born
586:in
466:in
349:by
175:oto
43:Sir
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