The Wit Of Oscar Wilde
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few writers in the English language have weaponised language with the precision and pleasure of Oscar Wilde, and The Wit of Oscar Wilde presents his most dazzling epigrams, quips, and pronouncements in a single, elegant collection. Selected and introduced by Merlin Holland — Wilde's own grandson — and illustrated by Ian Archie Beck, this beautifully curated anthology draws from the full breadth of Wilde's extraordinary output: his plays, his essays, his letters, his fiction, and his conversation, showcasing a mind that turned paradox into an art form. From the drawing rooms of Victorian London to the courtrooms that would seal his fate, Wilde's words crackle with an irreverence that was decades ahead of its time. Holland's authoritative selection and introduction grant the reader privileged access to the man behind the mask, situating Wilde's wit within the turbulent personal and social history that shaped it. Ian Archie Beck's illustrations complement the text with a period sensibility that honours Wilde's aesthetic convictions, while The Folio Society's characteristic production standards make this a volume as refined as the man it celebrates. For anyone who has ever suspected that nothing in life is quite so serious as a well-turned joke, this collection offers irresistible proof — and more than a few sentences that, once read, simply refuse to leave the mind.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Format: Hardback
Published: 2003, The Folio Society
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few writers in the English language have weaponised language with the precision and pleasure of Oscar Wilde, and The Wit of Oscar Wilde presents his most dazzling epigrams, quips, and pronouncements in a single, elegant collection. Selected and introduced by Merlin Holland — Wilde's own grandson — and illustrated by Ian Archie Beck, this beautifully curated anthology draws from the full breadth of Wilde's extraordinary output: his plays, his essays, his letters, his fiction, and his conversation, showcasing a mind that turned paradox into an art form. From the drawing rooms of Victorian London to the courtrooms that would seal his fate, Wilde's words crackle with an irreverence that was decades ahead of its time. Holland's authoritative selection and introduction grant the reader privileged access to the man behind the mask, situating Wilde's wit within the turbulent personal and social history that shaped it. Ian Archie Beck's illustrations complement the text with a period sensibility that honours Wilde's aesthetic convictions, while The Folio Society's characteristic production standards make this a volume as refined as the man it celebrates. For anyone who has ever suspected that nothing in life is quite so serious as a well-turned joke, this collection offers irresistible proof — and more than a few sentences that, once read, simply refuse to leave the mind.