BORN 16 October 1854 Dublin, Ireland DIED 30 November 1900 Paris, France “I know that when plays last too long, spectators tire. My tragedy has lasted far too long; its climax is over; its end is mean; and I am quite conscious of the fact that when the end does come I shall return as an unwelcome visitant to a world that does not want me.” From a letter written from Reading Prison [Return]