Guess my name

Only 5 guesses allowed. Ask whatever you like, but don't offer an actual name too quickly because you'll be hanged for the 5th incorrect guess.

I was born in London.

Originally posted by @kewpie
Only 5 guesses allowed. Ask whatever you like, but don't offer an actual name too quickly because you'll be hanged for the 5th incorrect guess.

I was born in London.

Originally posted by @kewpie
Only 5 guesses allowed. Ask whatever you like, but don't offer an actual name too quickly because you'll be hanged for the 5th incorrect guess.

I was born in London.

Originally posted by @kewpie
Only 5 guesses allowed. Ask whatever you like, but don't offer an actual name too quickly because you'll be hanged for the 5th incorrect guess.

I was born in London.

5 guesses in all. I will tell no lies, but I may not answer your question precisely, that would make it too easy for Mister Google.

I was born in London in the first half of the 19th century, and died near the end of that century.
I am not female.

Are you notorious?

I am well-known but not notorious, in the negative sense implied by that word. In the United Kingdom, that is. Some of my pronouncements have become internationally-familiar quotes.

Originally posted by @kewpie
I am well-known but not notorious, in the negative sense implied by that word. In the United Kingdom, that is. Some of my pronouncements have become internationally-familiar quotes.

Originally posted by @wolfgang59
Oscar Wilde

Originally posted by @kewpie
I am well-known but not notorious, in the negative sense implied by that word. In the United Kingdom, that is. Some of my pronouncements have become internationally-familiar quotes.

I was born into a wealthy family and I am easily bored - I tried the legal profession and then wrote novels which did not make money. Eventually I found my spiritual home in a political party. Advancement in that party gave me considerable power and status.

Originally posted by @kewpie
I was born into a wealthy family and I am easily bored - I tried the legal profession and then wrote novels which did not make money. Eventually I found my spiritual home in a political party. Advancement in that party gave me considerable power and status.

I am indeed he, and your five guineas is in the mail. 🙂

Who are you?

Originally posted by @kewpie
I am indeed he, and your five guineas is in the mail. 🙂

Who are you?

Did you live and die in the period before the Christian Era?