# Mr. Oscar Wilde — The Works of Max Beerbohm character guide

> Mr. Oscar Wilde in The Works of Max Beerbohm by Max Beerbohm.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Oscar Wilde

**First appearance:** 0006-the-pervasion-of-rouge

## Who they are

Playwright and wit, epitome of late-Victorian dandyism.

## In the story

### [Dandies and Dandies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/dandies-and-dandies)

Not directly named but alluded to through the mention of 'Mr. Whistler's silk hat' and 'symphony en blanc majeur' as examples of expressive costume.

### [A Good Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/a-good-prince)

Implied through the aesthetic and dandy themes of the chapter.

### [1880](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/1880)

Credited with introducing Beauty to society and sparking the Aesthetic movement.

### [The Bibliography of the Works of Max Beerbohm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/the-bibliography-of-the-works-of-max-beerbohm)

Subject of a caricature in Pick-Me-Up.

## Links

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