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'Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons,' is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated humanity ever since. Did they really exist? For centuries, scholars...

'Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons,' is how the fifth-century Greek historian Hellanicus described the Amazons, and they have fascinated humanity ever since. Did they really exist? For centuries, scholars...

A new selection of the powerful and moving letters and poems Wilde wrote in prison, edited with an introduction by Colm T ibin At the start of 1895, Oscar Wilde...

Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double...

'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life' The Decay of Lying includes two of Wilde's most comprehensive - and witty - explorations of his aesthetic philosphy- 'The Decay...

Penguin Classics relaunch Wilde was both a glittering wordsmith and a social outsider. His drama emerges out of these two perhaps contradictory identities, combining epigrammatic brilliance and shrewd social observation....

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew writers in the English literary canon wielded wit, paradox, and social critique with as much devastating precision...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books \"All art,\" Oscar Wilde once announced, \"is quite useless.\" Selected here are some of his finest prose works on the subject...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit,...

Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in...

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The third edition incorporates texts which were previously available only in difficult-to-obtain form as well as corrections and emendations to the text by the critic and columnist Merlin Holland, Oscar...

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Oscar Wilde's decadent and disturbing novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. A beautiful deluxe...

Published to follow the release of the new movie of Wilde's life, starring Stephen Fry, this collection displays Wilde's fabulous verbal dexterity. Based on two books published during his lifetime...

A collection of Wilde's most charming and well-loved tales, as part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles A collection of stories, including two of Wilde's most famous-...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not...

Author: Oscar Wilde Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day A selection of...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, some minor wear on edges and corners; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with signs of aging. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears...

Author: Oscar Wilde Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Who would have thought a comedy of manners written more than a hundred years ago would still be so apt and so...

'Forget dark academia: give me instead this kind of winter-sunshined, sharp-tongued and footnoted academia, full of field trips and grumpy romance' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light An intrepid...

A marvellous collection of the finest quotes from a master of wordplay, as part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles 'I have nothing to declare,' Wilde once...

New selection with introduction, suggestions for further reading, and full explanatory notes Selection includes The Portrait of Mr W.H., Wilde's defence of Dorian Gray, reviews, and the writings from 'Intentions'...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping treasury of one of literature's most brilliant and irreverent voices, this comprehensive collection gathers the full range of Oscar Wilde's...

Recounted almost word for word by Wilde hims elf, Juliet Gardiner provides the reader with extracts from his extensive literary portfolio both written and spoken, in private and in public,...

You never know what surprises life has in store... Robin Wilde is crazy busy with her exciting job and her lovely new man. She's parenting with flair, and she's feeling...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick.tear on front cover. Internally sound. A sparkling collection of wit and verbal weaponry, The Importance of Being a...

Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy, 'Lady Windermere's Fan'. The combination of dazzling wit, subtle social criticism, sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret...

Author: Penny Chrimes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'This book gripped me like a great hawk in its talons and didn't let me go ... utterly phenomenal' - Zillah...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA richly detailed literary biography, Sheridan Morley's work chronicles the dazzling and ultimately tragic...

In this brilliant collection of essays, part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles, Wilde wittily portrays the reversal of society's norms In 'The Decay of Lying' Oscar...

This edition make the popular and best selling biography available in paperback for the first time.

'A charmingly whimsical delight. . . Five dazzling, gladdening stars' India Holton, author of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels The third instalment in the enchanting light academia Emily Wilde...

There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about', said Oscar Wilde more than a hundred years ago. But...

'Refreshing.' NEW STATESMAN 'Compelling.' HARPER'S BAZAAR 'Passionate.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH The untold history of the extraordinary women who drove the modern dance movement and changed cultural narratives about sex, power and...

Author: Andy McDermott Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 560 Following on from THE MIDAS LEGACY, Andy McDermott's new Wilde and Chase novel sees our daring duo on the...

You never know what surprises life has in store...Robin Wilde is crazy busy with her exciting job and her lovely new man. She's parenting with flair, and she's feeling better...

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For the first time in one volume, this complete collection of all the short fiction Oscar Wilde published contains such social and literary parodies as "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" and...