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Oscar Wilde’s home in London was at 34 Tite Street in Chelsea. He moved there in 1884 with his wife Constance Lloyd, taking up residence in what was then a large Victorian house later divided into flats. This is where Wilde wrote some of his most famous works, including “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The house is significant in Wilde’s life and literary career, marking the period of his greatest fame. 

The house was lavishly decorated in the Aesthetic style, with white, gold, blue, and green hues, jewel-like carpets, Moorish-style library, and Japanese plaster feathers.

Interesting fact...

It was here that Wilde’s  affair with Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) started and eventually led to his downfall. Bosie's father, the Marquess of Queensberry, threatened Wilde with exposure of his homosexuality—a criminal offense then in Victorian Britain. This led to a public libel trial initiated by Wilde against Queensberry, which backfired spectacularly, revealing Wilde’s secret life. Shortly afterward, Wilde was arrested and sentenced to two years of hard labor for “gross indecency.” The trial and its fallout forced Wilde to sell the house and all belongings, and it estranged him from his family.

Architectural Illustration: Oscar Wilde's home, Tite Street, Chelsea. London

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