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For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire and creator of A GAME OF THRONES - has collaborated with an ensemble of science...

Sir Simon de Canterville has been haunting the residents of Canterville Chase for 300 years - and then the Otis family moves in. No matter how hard he tries, they...

Author: Oscar Wilde Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Sir Simon de Canterville has been haunting the residents of Canterville Chase for 300 years - and then the Otis family...

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: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few writers in the English literary canon command the stage with the...

'I have nothing to declare,' Wilde once told an American customs official, 'except my genius.' A good part of that genius is evident in the essays and poems included in...

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....

'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...

'Simon Mason has created crime fiction's most entertaining double act in decades' Mick Herron 'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for...

'Fierce and fascinating. This is the story Red Sonja has always deserved. Unmissable' FELICIA DAY 'An epic debut novel from one of the most entertaining writers on the planet' TOM...

Author: Simon Singh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century. The solution of Fermat's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodWhat would you do if you were lost in a jungle, stranded on a desert island, or caught in a blizzard with nothing but your wits...

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...

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...

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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: 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...

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...

A delightful picture book about a dog called Alfie who longs to be bold and brave like other dogs. From Australian of the Year Dr Richard 'Harry' Harris, a key...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThe Unrecorded Life of Oscar Wilde presents a confident literary biography that chronicles...

Now a major motion picture, starring Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki, and Richard Roxburgh. Breath , by renowned Australian author Tim Winton, is a story of risk, of learning one's limits...

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...

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Author: Simon Tyler Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 Graphic illustrator Simon Tyler explores the extremes of our planet - and the people who venture there - in his bold...

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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...

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...

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,...

Following a drunken misunderstanding Simon Dawson gave up his job in the city, moved to the wilds of Exmoor and became an accidental self-sufficient smallholder with an array of animals....

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...

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'A drizzly, moody, and lustrously carnal rendition of a storybook tale, Savage Blooms is the holy grail for lovers of dark academia and faery magic alike. By the time I...

'Fierce and fascinating. This is the story Red Sonja has always deserved. Unmissable' FELICIA DAY 'An epic debut novel from one of the most entertaining writers on the planet' TOM...

Author: Simon Singh Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century. The solution...

Author: Jeremy Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 WINNER OF A FORTNUM'S SPECIAL AWARD 2023 WINNER OF A GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARD 2023 WINNER OF THE ANDRE SIMON...

Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 736 The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one...

Author: Simon MasonBinding: HardbackPublished: Quercus Publishing, 2024, First Edition, First Impression Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedIronic, compassionate and entertaining all at once, this ingeniously plotted third instalment in Mason's...

At its height in the second century AD, the Roman Empire extended across continents, from Hadrian's border wall to the port towns of the Red Sea. But its influence spread...