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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...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingWhat if the ancient gods of Rome had never truly abandoned the Eternal City, but instead walked among its modern inhabitants in elegant disguise?...

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...

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

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark of American literature, The Bridge of San Luis Rey is...

Secondhand Vintage Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2967 Twenty-four vintage Penguin and Pan paperbacks — three Hemingway titles, Tolstoy, Sartre, Austen, Wilkie Collins, D.H. Lawrence, Turgenev, Thomas Mann, Joseph Heller,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it look and feel like to be inside the...

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...

They say that sometimes ghosts don't realise they're dead and wander around screaming because no one is paying them any attention. Well, in show business you may have been dead...

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...

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,...

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...

Oscar Wilde's early fame ensured that throughout his short life he was written about by many of those he met. He was celebrated - or mocked - as the master...

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...

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...

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 book titled Oscar Wilde by the author Richard Ellmann. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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: 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...

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...

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