Oscar Wilde is a very famous port ant screenwriter who created many incredible plays and stories that you might even see today in some of the well-known movies. All the books by Oscar Wilde are not just an ode to his incredible life journey that has faced years of imprisonment, heartbreak from his one true love but also a creative approach towards all the gloominess in his life which he displays skillfully. Here I have curated a list of top 10 Oscar Wilde’s book that made him famous and a great writer in history.

List of Top 10 Books By Oscar Wilde

1. De Profundis

This is not just a fictional creation but an epic tale in which “the greatest love letters written by Oscar himself for his former lover Lord Alfred Douglas ”. Wilde spent three months towards the end of his sentence in jail while writing these letters. You will read all such impending tale in this top book by Oscar Wilde revising his tract to Douglas. This is book is at times vicious and petty in its appraisal of Douglas but it cannot be treated as a faultless portrayal of their relationship. Nevertheless, this book is widely considered an eloquent masterpiece by Oscar.

2. The Ballad of Reading Gaol

This is the final book by Wilde and perhaps his saddest work at times. This famous book by Oscar Wilde was written from self-imposed exile in France. This book is pondered as a historic memoir of his time behind bars for the crime of gross indecency. During his two years, he was addressed only by the number of his prison cell C.3-3. This book will break your heart heavily and then make you stand again with bravery alike Oscar did and his days were characterized by mind-numbingly tedious work, solitary and confinement. You will experience the bone-chilling experience of witnessing the prison prepare for execution in this book.

3. The Picture of Dorian Gray

This book is about Dorian who is a protagonist and he experiences a  terrible pleasure of a double life where he is at once a low life murderer but also a member of the British upper class. He is able to flit from crime scene to high society event with ease due to such reputation. You must read Oscar Wilde’s book as they not only narrate a story but display a very smart dissent towards the reality in the world in which we are living.

4. The importance of being earnest

This is an immortal tale of farce and mistaken identity, mixed with biting condemnation of Victorian society and romance. Oscar Wilde’s best book can’t be completed without the inclusion of this book. The original run of this book marks the zenith of Wilde’s but its success was cut brutally short after Wilde’s conviction for gross decency. 

5. The Happy Prince and Other Tales

This is a children book by Oscar Wilde but having five fairy tales. But just like Harry Potter, this was also read and enjoyed by people across all ages of generations. The story relates to that of a prince who, once dead. Now the prince is immortalized as a towering statue of his kingdom, and he sees the suffering of his people from his perch above and from beyond the grave, he sees to it that the poor are helped.

6. The Canterville Ghost

This is a very funny yet scary plot set by Oscar. You might find some of the best books by oscar Wilde written in this format which just keeps you in the edge. Here the story is about an American family who moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of its tired ghost. The family which refuses to believe in him is in Wilde’s way a commentary on the British nobility of the day and on the Americans, too.

7. An Ideal Husband

This is a narration of tragic life where Oscar Wilde’s books are known for having the best drama in line. His witty, clever drama, populated by brilliant talkers skilled in the art of riposte and paradox capturing the staples of the theatrical repertoire you can experience in this book.

8. A Woman of No Importance

Such an audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot’s long-concealed secret. All of the books by Oscar Wilde

have a subtle fun tone to it. That you can also find in this book where Gerald’s mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance.

9. Salomé

This plot was originally written in French in 1892. This is a sinister tale of a woman scorned and her vengeance was translated into English by Lord Alfred Douglas. Outraged by the sexual perversity in this famous Oscar Wilde’s book one-act tragedy of Great Britain’s Lord Chamberlain banned Salomé from the national stage. Beyond its notoriety, the drama’s haunting poetic imagery, biblical cadences, and febrile atmosphere have earned a lot more audience to Oscar than any other writer.

10. The Nightingale and the Rose

This book by Oscar Wilde is a must-read allegorical fable of love, sacrifice and selfishness. As with all of Wilde’s short stories it translates strong moral values and is told with an effervescence closest to that of 1001 nights. 

I hope you liked these top 10 Books by Oscar Wilde that are very engaging and carry very interesting plots. You can buy these over any online sites at a very reasonable price. In fact, most of Oscar Wilde’s famous books are not very long hence you can read them easily while some are converted into famous TV-series or movies that you can enjoy later. Head on to our other interesting blogs like these for knowing more about famous books and useful gadgets. Do mention your views in our comment section below so that we can provide you with more amazing content.