Oscar Wilde Connection
In the summer of 1893, Oscar Wilde stayed in Goring, where he began writing his play An Ideal Husband. The character Lord Goring, who has a major role in this play, was named after the town.
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“The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
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