Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde died on 30/11 in 1900 at the age of 46. He was initially buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside Paris; in 1909 his remains were disinterred to Père Lachaise Cemetery, inside the city. His tomb (pictured here) was designed

 by Sir Jacob Epstein, commissioned by Robert Ross.

“Yes, death. Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. You can help me. You can open for me the portals of death's house, for love is always with you, and love is stronger than death is”. ― Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost