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How to be IdleHow to be Idle is Tom Hodgkinson's entertaining guide to reclaiming your right... How to be Idle is Tom Hodgkinson's entertaining guide to reclaiming your right to be idle. As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. The Protestant work ethic has most of us in its thrall, and the idlers of this world have the odds stacked... moreDetails
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How to Avoid a Wombat's BumDid you know THAT:The first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal was Shredded Wheat i... Did you know THAT:The first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal was Shredded Wheat in 1893 (it beat Kellogg's Corn Flakes by just five years)Scarlett Johansson, Ashton Kutcher and Simon Cowell all have twin brothers.Everton were the first British football... moreDetails
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How to be IdleHow to be Idle is Tom Hodgkinson's entertaining guide to reclaiming your right... How to be Idle is Tom Hodgkinson's entertaining guide to reclaiming your right to be idle.As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. The Protestant work ethic has most of us in its thrall, a moreDetails
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How to Tie a Tie: A Gentleman'..."A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life," quipped Oscar Wilde, a fa... "A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life," quipped Oscar Wilde, a fashion genius who could knot an ascot as well as he could turn a phrase. For the rest of us, there's How to Tie a Tie. Whether you have always wanted to master a moreDetails
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The Selfish Giant and Other St...When the Selfish Giant decides to build a wall around his garden to prevent th... When the Selfish Giant decides to build a wall around his garden to prevent the children from playing in it, it becomes barren and stuck in perpetual winter. It takes a wonderful event and the heart of a young boy for him to realize the error of his... moreDetails
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Selected Prose of Oscar WildeContents:Preface by Robert Ross How They Struck a Contemporary The Quality of ... Contents:Preface by Robert Ross How They Struck a Contemporary The Quality of George Meredith Life in the Fallacious Model Life the Disciple Life the Plagiarist The Indispensable East The Influence moreDetails
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Bohemian London: From Pre-raph...For fans of BBC Four's How to be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell. Large ... For fans of BBC Four's How to be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell. Large and enduring interest in the gamier side of the capital's past, and in Oscar Wilde, Francis Bacon, etc. Packed full of controversial characters and outrageous behaviour.Will... moreDetails
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Ritz and Escoffier: The Hoteli...Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed Ritz and Escoffier. In a tale reple... Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed Ritz and Escoffier. In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr, author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970, transports readers to turn-of-the-century London and Paris to discover how... moreDetails
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The Aim of Art: Corrected Edit...How does a straight soldier come home from a tour of duty in Iceland with The ... How does a straight soldier come home from a tour of duty in Iceland with The Works of Oscar Wilde as his cherished souvenir? The answer is the story of Michael Lenihan, an orphan with an eighth-grade education who spent the Great Depression on th moreDetails
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Oscar WildeTo understand Oscar Wilde one has to understand Victorian society. To understa... To understand Oscar Wilde one has to understand Victorian society. To understand his downfall, one has to unravel the mystery of how such a man could have ignored the warning signs of impending doom, that Holland's biography admirably achieves. moreDetails
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The Critical Writings of Oscar...An authoritative edition of Oscar Wilde's critical writings shows how the reno... An authoritative edition of Oscar Wilde's critical writings shows how the renowned dramatist and novelist also transformed the art of commentary.Though he is primarily acclaimed today for his drama and fiction, Oscar Wilde was also one of the greatest... moreDetails
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De ProfundisDe Profundis is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Al... De Profundis is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he recounts how he came to be in prison and charts his spiritual development.This letter was written during his two year moreDetails
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To the End of the World'Quivers with honesty, A-list gossip and sardonic prose' The Times'Everett is ... 'Quivers with honesty, A-list gossip and sardonic prose' The Times'Everett is a deliciously gifted writer. Nothing and no one escapes his attention' ObserverRupert Everett tells the story of how he set out to make a film of Oscar Wilde's last days, and... moreDetails
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A Case of Royal BlackmailIn Oscar Wilde's Amethyst Tie-Pin, the 24-year-old Sherlock Holmes recounts ho... In Oscar Wilde's Amethyst Tie-Pin, the 24-year-old Sherlock Holmes recounts how he untangled the web of blackmail and deceit surrounding the 'complex romantic endeavours' of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, those of Lillie Langtry and her... moreDetails
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The Canterville Ghost and Othe...Sir Simon de Canterville has been haunting the residents of Canterville Chase ... Sir Simon de Canterville has been haunting the residents of Canterville Chase for 300 years - and then the Otis family moves in. No matter how hard he tries, they won't be spooked, and soon the Otis family turns their attention to getting rid of him...... moreDetails
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