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-14%Oscar: A LifeThe first major biography of Oscar Wilde in thirty years, and the most complet... The first major biography of Oscar Wilde in thirty years, and the most complete telling of his life and times to date.NOMINATED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2019'The Book of the Year, perhaps of t moreDetails
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The Secret Life of Oscar WildeThe Secret Life of Oscar Wilde. Paperback / softback. By Neil McKenna The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde. Paperback / softback. By Neil McKenna moreDetails
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-15%Oscar Wilde: A Literary LifeOscar Wilde: A Literary Life tracks the intellectual biography of one of the m... Oscar Wilde: A Literary Life tracks the intellectual biography of one of the most influential minds of the nineteenth century. Rather than focusing on the dramatic events of Wilde's life, this volume documents Wilde's impressive forays in moreDetails
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André Gide: A Life In The Pres...Minor shelf-wear. One of the most important writers of the twentieth century, ... Minor shelf-wear. One of the most important writers of the twentieth century, André Gide also led what was probably one of the most interesting lives our century has seen. Gide knew and corresponded with many of the major literary figures of his day,... moreDetails
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The Exquisite Life Of Oscar Wi...Clean tight copy, no marks or inscriptions. Very light reading wear. Clean tight copy, no marks or inscriptions. Very light reading wear. moreDetails
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The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde'I have put my genius into my life but only my talent into my work'.So said Os... 'I have put my genius into my life but only my talent into my work'.So said Oscar Wilde of his remarkable life - a life more complex, more erotic, more troubled and more triumphant than any of his contemporaries ever knew or suspe moreDetails
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Constance The Tragic and Scand...Constance The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs Oscar Wilde. Paperback / softb... Constance The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs Oscar Wilde. Paperback / softback. By Franny Moyle moreDetails
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Oscar Wilde, His Life and Conf...Biography. The introduction begins "I was advised on all hands not to write th... Biography. The introduction begins "I was advised on all hands not to write this book, and some English friends who have read it urge me not to publish it. "You will be accused of selecting the subject," they say, "because sexual viciousness appea moreDetails
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Oscar Wilde: A Life in LettersWilde the writer is known to us from his plays and prose fiction, but apparent... Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and prose fiction, but apparently it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost and his autobiography was never written, but his letters reveal him at his spontaneous moreDetails
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Oscar: A Life`The Book of the Year, perhaps of the decade, has to be Matthew Sturgis`s Osca... `The Book of the Year, perhaps of the decade, has to be Matthew Sturgis`s Oscar` TLS, Books of the Year. NOMINATED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2019. A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR. `Simply the best modern biography of Wilde ... A terrific... moreDetails
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Fry`s Ties: The Life and Times...Discover the tales behind the ties in Stephen Fry`s witty companion to our mos... Discover the tales behind the ties in Stephen Fry`s witty companion to our most distinguished accessory, the perfect gift for the tie-wearer in your life`A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life` Oscar Wilde`What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a... moreDetails
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The Secret Life of the SavoyIn three generations, the D'Oyly Carte family pioneered the luxury hotel and t... In three generations, the D'Oyly Carte family pioneered the luxury hotel and the modern theatre, propelled Gilbert and Sullivan to lasting stardom, made Oscar Wilde a transatlantic celebrity, inspired a P. G. Wodehouse series, and popularised early... moreDetails
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The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde'I have put my genius into my life but only my talent into my work'. So said O... 'I have put my genius into my life but only my talent into my work'. So said Oscar Wilde of his remarkable life - a life more complex, more erotic, more troubled and more triumphant than any of his contemporaries ever knew or suspected. Neil McKenna's... moreDetails
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Children in Prison and Other C..."Children in prison and other cruelties of prison life" is a letter that Oscar... "Children in prison and other cruelties of prison life" is a letter that Oscar Wilde wrote to the editor of the London Daily Chronicle after a warder (guard) in the prison in Reading (one of the prisons where Wilde himself was incarcorated) was di moreDetails
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Julian Hawthorne: The Life Of ..."Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long an... "Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long and influential life marked by bad circumstances and worse choices. Raised among luminaries such as Thoreau, Emerson, and the Beecher family, Julian became a promising novelist... moreDetails
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Julian Hawthorne: The Life Of ...Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long and... Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long and influential life marked by bad circumstances and worse choices. Raised among luminaries such as Thoreau, Emerson, and the Beecher family, Julian became a promising novelist... moreDetails
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Mad With Much Heart. A Life Of...Oscar Wilde's father is variously described here as "drunken, unclean, outland... Oscar Wilde's father is variously described here as "drunken, unclean, outlandish with a liking for women other than his wife" which sounds like an entertaining read. His mother does not fare much better, "a neurotic Irish nationalist and vitriolic... moreDetails
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Sherlock Holmes: A Detective's...The famous detective returns in a thrilling anthology of 12 Sherlock short sto... The famous detective returns in a thrilling anthology of 12 Sherlock short stories spanning Holmes's entire career, penned by Peter Swanson, Cara Black, James Lovegrove and more. A brand-new collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes short stories which... moreDetails
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The Life & Times of Malcolm Mc...'I couldn't put this book down. Malcolm inspired us to make art out of our bor... 'I couldn't put this book down. Malcolm inspired us to make art out of our boredom and anger. He set us free' Bobby Gillespie, Primal ScreamIncluded in the Guardian 10 best music biographies'Excellent . . . With this book, Gorman convincingly moves... moreDetails
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The Illustrated letters of Osc...The Illustrated letters of Oscar Wilde A Life in Letters, Writings and Wit. Ha... The Illustrated letters of Oscar Wilde A Life in Letters, Writings and Wit. Hardback. By Juliet Gardiner 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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The Decay of Lying'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life'The two works brought toget... 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life'The two works brought together here, 'The Decay of Lying' and 'The Critic as Artist', are Oscar Wilde's wittiest and most profound writings on aesthetics, in whic moreDetails
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PleasureThe great Italian masterpiece of sensuality and seduction, published in a new ... The great Italian masterpiece of sensuality and seduction, published in a new English translation - the first since the Victorian era - that puts the sex back in Pleasure.Like Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Andrea Sperelli lives his life as a work of art,... moreDetails
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Walk Through History: Discover...`What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.` - W.... `What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.` - W.H. DaviesWalking around London is one of life`s great pleasures. There is a huge amount that you can only see on foot – but sometimes it is hard to know where to look.... moreDetails
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-17%De ProfundisOscar Wilde's autobiographical work on suffering, self-realization, and the ar... Oscar Wilde's autobiographical work on suffering, self-realization, and the artistic process De Profundis (Latin for "from the depths") is Oscar Wilde's reconciliation from a life full of pleasure. In 1891 the auth moreDetails
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The Picture of Dorian Gray'A triumph of execution.one of the best narratives of the "double life" of a V... 'A triumph of execution.one of the best narratives of the "double life" of a Victorian gentleman' Peter Ackroyd Oscar Wilde's alluring novel of decadence and sin was a succès de scandale on publication. It follows Doria moreDetails
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-24%PleasurePutting the sex back in Pleasure, here is the first new English translation si... Putting the sex back in Pleasure, here is the first new English translation since the Victorian era of the great Italian masterpiece of sensuality and seduction Like Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Andrea Sperelli lives moreDetails
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Somerset Maugham And The Maugh...In this re-assessment of his life, Maugham is shown, not as a shy student, but... In this re-assessment of his life, Maugham is shown, not as a shy student, but as a young man about town thoroughly at home in the social circles of Oscar Wilde's London. Also revealed is the formative influence of Maugham's brothers. moreDetails
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Vera; or, The NihilistsVera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy... Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. In 1880, with only a few copies privately pri moreDetails
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Vera: Or, The NihilistsVera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy... Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. In 1880, with only a few copies privately pri moreDetails
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