Lady Windermere's Fan, A Well Made Play The tradition of the well-made play emerged in the nineteenth century. It was also called "piece bien faite", meaning 'Second Empire Drama'. It was first made popular by the works of Eugene Scribe and Victorien Sardou of France. T...

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on October 16, 1854, in the city of Dublin, Ireland. He was born into and lived in the prejudiced and etiquette-ridden years of the Late Victorian Age. Actions and language of the individuals were required to conform to rigid rules of behavior and ethic...

The Victorian Era was a time of wide extremes. elegant city streets, gas lamps, and in contrast, grinding poverty. It was also a time of exploration and invention. With their pioneer spirit, wild frontier towns were born across the world. and with their flare and ingenuity the Victorians took with ...