1. Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1854

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2. He studied at both Trinity College in Dublin and Oxford University in the UK, where he was highly acclaimed and graduated with honours

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3. His most famous work is his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, but his other noted works include the plays titledThe Importance of Being Earnest and Lady Windermere's Fan

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​4. Despite marrying Constance Lloyd in 1884, Wilde was involved in sexual relationships with men, including Lord Alfred Douglas, who was sixteen years younger

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5. Wilde was later subject to criminal suits involving charges of "gross indecency" related to homosexuality at the end of his career 

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Five quick lit facts:

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1. Brontë was born in Yorkshire, England in 1816, and was one of six children

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2. Brontë's most famous novel was the  gothic romance novel Jane Eyre, but she also wrote The Professor and Shirley, both works on the challenges of women's freedom and relationships in a restrictive society

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3. Brontë read and later edited her sister Emily's timeless classic novel Wuthering Heights after Emily's death 

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3. She declined three marriage offers, before accepting Arthur Bell Nicholls as her husband in 1854

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4. Brontë died after pregnancy due to 'exhausting sickness' in 1855