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Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: boards: blueSet against the sun-drenched backdrop of ancient Greece, this lyrical novel chronicles the quiet lives of inhabitants on...

Finding the theatre of the 1920s lacking in bite and conviction, Thornton Wilder set out to bring back realism and to celebrate the innocent, simple and religious. Yet he also...

The book titled Theophilus North by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths...

Secondhand Drama & Classics Bargain Book Box SP4119 Twenty-four Penguin plays and classics: Chekhov, Ibsen, Pinter, Miller’s Crucible, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Wilde, Ben Jonson, Thornton Wilder, Richard II, three volumes of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsAnd Ride a Tiger is a captivating novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and the pursuit of power....

Author: Oscar Wilde Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 This classic novel about the frailty of human beauty and sensual experience and the futility of vanity remains as...

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,...

Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray is the story of a man who makes a devilish pact never to grow old. Dorian Gray remains forever young, indulging in unspeakable...

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...

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...

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...

Author: Rupert Everett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'Quivers with honesty, A-list gossip and sardonic prose' The Times 'Everett is a deliciously gifted writer. Nothing and no one escapes...

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...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew writers in the English language have weaponised language with the precision and pleasure of Oscar Wilde, and The Wit of Oscar Wilde presents...

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...

The sci-fi anthology Wild Cards is given the mighty Marvel treatment! Beginning with an adaptation of the first two stories in the inaugural "mosaic novel" edited by acclaimed fantasy author...

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...

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

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...

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...

Henry David Thoreau's masterworkWaldenis a collection of his reflections on life and society. In 1845, he moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores...

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Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful...

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...

The complete true story of one of the world's most horrifying serial killers, who terrorised both Australia and America This is the story of Christopher Wilder- the surf-loving son of...

A wistful fictional love letter to old Hollywood and the films of Billy Wilder, moving from sunny Greece to a modern-day Britain, from one of our greatest British authors. A...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book provides a fascinating insight into the life and wit of Oscar Wilde, exploring his background, influences, and literary...

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...

Author: Summer Thornton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Interior decorator Summer Thornton believes in designing with the wildest abandon: her world is one of nickel tubs, marble fireplaces, whimsical...

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'...

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'This book ranks alongside PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA as one of the very few great contemporary novels about childhood' William Sutcliffe, Independent on Sunday 'Everything was going to be...

The Girl from Andros was the first play of the brilliant but short-lived Roman comic playwright Terence and shows him as already a master dramatist. It is based on two...

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...

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin, the son of a surgeon and a poet. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he won the...