De Profundis and Other Prison Writings, Paperback

A definitive new collection of Oscar Wilde's best prison letters and poetry, with an introduction by Colm Toibin Bankrupt and with his reputation i...

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Autor: Oscar Wilde

„Stand aici, in aceasta celula intunecoasa, in haine de osandit, un om dezonorat si distrus, ma invinuiesc. In noptile tulburi si agitate de nelini...

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Committing Journalism collects more than fifty essays by famed convict-writer Dannie Martin, a.k.a. "Red Hog" --hard-hitting, eloquent reports on t...

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De profundis - Oscar Wilde

Aceasta carte e unica prin tonul ei seducator, plin de durere si de pasiune. Are o expresivitate incarcata de intelesuri si o anume stringenta, cee...

Reducere. Oscar Wilde's emotionally raw manuscript details the inner turmoil surrounding his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas following his controversia...

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The collection includes new translations of Tocqueville's works, including the first English translation of his Second Memoir, the original Memoir,...

Reducere. Oscar Wilde era in culmea gloriei sale ca scriitor cand a fost acuzat ca ar fi intretinut relatii homosexuale de catre tatal tanarului lord Alfred ...

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With their call for "simplicity, simplicity, simplicity , " for self-honesty, and for harmony with nature, the writings of Henry David Thoreau are ...

DescriptionThomas Paine is most famous for writing Common Sense, a pamphlet distributed during the American Revolution advocating for colonial Amer...

The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edi...

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This volume includes Franklin's reflections on such diverse questions as philosophy and religion, social status, electricity, American national cha...

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Franklin's writings span a long and distinguished career of literary, scientific, and political inquiry--the work of a man whose life lasted for ne...

Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an im...

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. He is considered the foremost prose satirist in the English language, which stemmed from his critici...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James Allen"As a Man Thinketh" has long since been regarded as a classic. This short accessible work elucidates the power o...

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Walter Benjamin - philosopher, essayist, literary and cultural theorist - was one of the most original writers and thinkers of the twentieth centur...

DescriptionA byword for initiative and determination, A Message to Garcia recounts a soldier's unquestioning acceptance and fulfillment of his orde...

DescriptionA beautiful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature. Bashō (1644-1694)--a great luminary of Asian literatur...

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An anthology of writings by legendary poet Tristan Tzara (1896-1963). It includes a critical introduction, an account of variants, and an essay set...

The fifth volume of the History of Middle-earth, containing the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The...