This has made bibliographical (and biographical) studies of unpublished work more difficult since they are widely dispersed, some in private ownership. Wilde was declared bankrupt to pay legal costs after his conviction for " gross indecency", and his possessions - including manuscripts, letters, books and presentation volumes of all the major literary figures of his day - were sold by auction. His private correspondence has also been published. Chiefly remembered today as a playwright, especially for The Importance of Being Earnest, and as the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray Wilde's oeuvre includes criticism, poetry, children's fiction, and a large selection of reviews, lectures and journalism. This is a bibliography of works by Oscar Wilde, a late-Victorian Irish writer. A caricature of Wilde by Aubrey Beardsley, the caption reads "Oscar Wilde At Work".
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