Oscar Wilde: A Life

Packed with new evidence, Making Oscar Wilde tells the untold story of a local Irish eccentric who became a global cultural icon. This must-read bo...

The first major biography of Oscar Wilde in thirty years is the most complete telling of his life and times to date.

In OSCAR WILDE AND THE DEAD MAN'S SMILE, the third in Gyles Brandreth's acclaimed Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries series featuring Oscar Wilde and Art...

Dazzlingly written, The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde meticulously and brilliantly reconstructs Oscar Wilde's emotional and sexual life, painting an a...

The first major biography of Oscar Wilde in thirty years is the most complete telling of his life and times to date.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s...

Reducere. This is Oscar Wilde's most famous work and caused a lot of controversy on it's first publication in 1890. The story of a young and handsome Dorian ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John VandersliceMeet Oscar Wilde. His life is ending.The year is 1898. Wilde's reputation is in ruins. After the scandal, a...

Reducere. A fashionable young man sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty in Oscar Wilde's fascinating gothic tale. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wil...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Oscar WildeThe Portrait of Dorian Gray was first published in 1890 by Oscar Wilde. It's seen as one of the first Gothic hor...

Reducere. Gide, in this first English translation, defended a poet named Oscar Wilde when other poets threatened to wreck Wilde's life and attempted to show ...

The publication in 1890 of Wilde's only novel led to a furious public debate over art and morality. Dorian Gray's double life in elegant high socie...

Reducere. An entirely new kind of biography, Built of Books explores the mind and personality of Oscar Wilde through his taste in books This intimate account...

Reducere. In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Oscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different form...

Horror hides behind an attractive face in 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', Oscar Wilde's tale of a notorious Victorian libertine and his life of evil ...

Reducere. 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 ...

Reducere. Dorian Gray is arrogant. He is pompous, selfish, devastatingly narcissistic, and for much of his life he has never had to think twice about the ram...

Reducere. Dorian Gray is arrogant. He is pompous, selfish, devastatingly narcissistic, and for much of his life he has never had to think twice about the ram...

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After writing in d...

Reducere. A narcissistic young man falls under the influence of a hedonist who declares that beauty and sensual fulfillment are all that matters. To ensure t...

Experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. This novel is a puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of th...

DescriptionThe Selfish Giant won't let the children play in his beautiful garden. But when he tries to wall it off from the world, Winter comes to ...

Reducere. Vilified by fellow Victorians for his sexuality and his dandyism, Oscar Wilde, the great poet, satirist and playwright, is hailed today, in some ci...

Oscar Wilde is remembered as a wit and a dandy, as a gay martyr, and as a brilliant writer, but his philosophical depth and political radicalism ar...

Reducere. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 - 20 March 1945), nicknamed Bosie, was a British author, poet, translator, and political commentator, be...

A study of Oscar Wilde's Hellenism and the influence it had on his life and works. It offers new perspectives on The Picture of Dorian Gray and The...

The definitive biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, the lover of Oscar Wilde and 'the other man' in the renowned scandal, by the acclaimed author of T...

Reducere. 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 ...

Reducere. Jack Saul is a handsome young man in London, who has found his body to be his best asset and makes his way through life as a prostitute. One day, J...

Reducere. A Classic Available Again Aristophanes was the greatest writer of ancient Athenian "old comedy, " known for its satires of contemporary life and fo...

From the wild and wonderful mind of Gibby Haynes--world famous Butthole Surfers front man/lyricist and self-proclaimed eternal Texan adolescent--co...

Reducere. Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" was first published in 1890 and is the classic tale of the moral decline of its t...

DescriptionClassic / British English An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that ch...

When the Selfish Giant builds a high wall round his lovely garden to keep the children out, the North Wind blows, the Frost comes and the Snow danc...

Reducere. Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease convensional minds with its exploration of the myr...

An intimate study of three of Ireland's greatest writers from one of its best-loved contemporary voices'A father...is a necessary evil.' Stephen De...

Reducere. The captivating story of the famed Savoy Hotel's founders, told through three generations--and one hundred years--of glamour and high society. For ...

Reducere. Can Rebecca find hope in the wilds of the Arizona desert?Escaping her abusive husband, Rebecca hops the red-eye to Arizona. There, Gaby Strand - he...

Reducere. "Wilde's first authentic work...marked the beginning of his true creativity...Wilde's stories are splendid." -Jeanette Winterson "...partly for chi...

Publisher: Sussex Academic PressAuthor(s): Ashley H RobinsIllustration(s): illusNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 237 x 172 x 2...

Reducere. Filmul nu are subtitrare in limba romana. / This movie does not have Romanian subtitles.MAGICIAN: THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES (DV...

Reducere. Celebrate the beauty and wisdom of nature with this stunning coloring book, which combines inspiring quotations with gorgeous imagery of flora and ...

A inspirational, heart-warming book about four girls trying to find their place in the world. Siobhan Curham celebrates very different but like-min...

Reducere. Often considered the wittiest play in the English language, The Importance of Being Earnest has thrilled audiences for nearly one hundred and fifty...

Reducere. The essays in 'Why Not Me?' show how to live a fulfilling, meaningful life despite life's inevitable tragedies. A common response to tragedy is, "W...

Reducere. Life of the Party is a darkly humorous narrative set in Milan. The story swan dives into the underbelly of Milanese fashion and nightlife, through ...

One of the nineteenth century’s most successful and most frequently revived plays, An Ideal Husband has divided critics more than any other of Wild...

Reducere. When Tohko learns that someone is vandalizing books in the school library, she immediately launches an investigation. After all, there is hardly a ...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author Tijan comes a new stand alone romance.One punch took him from Hollywood's Golden Boy to Bad Boy Brody. T...

Reducere. From Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Shelley's Frankenstein, the Literature Book documents the greatest literature ever written. Featuring over 10...

On its first publication The Picture of Dorian Gray was regarded as dangerously modern in its depiction of fin-de-siecle decadence. In this updated...

In Love, Sex & Tragedy Simon Goldhill lifts the veil on our inheritance of classical traditions and offers a witty, engrossing survey of the Greek ...

The Canterville Ghost' is a humorous tale of an English ghost, set in Canterville Chase, an ancient English house that has all the requisite signs ...

The lowly, downtrodden Paris civil servant Jean Folantin seeks respite from the boredom and isolation of his life in the small joys of food and the...

Reducere. Diane von Furstenberg once called Diana Vreeland a "beacon of fashion for the twentieth century." Now, in this definitive biography by Amanda Macke...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Joe OrtonEditor: John Lahr"To be young, good-looking, healthy, famous, comparatively rich and happy is surely going against...

The works of Anglo-Welsh author Arthur Machen (1863-1947) made an indelible and ever-expanding impression in the genre of horror and the supernatur...

DescriptionFeaturing over one hundred charts and many clarifying examples, this practical guide shows you how to read a birth chart with confidence...

Reducere. A guide to the art of personal writing, by the author of Fierce Attachments and The End of the Novel of LoveAll narrative writing must pull from th...

This interdisciplinary anthology explores the complex relationships in an artist's life between fact and fiction, presentation and existence, and c...

In this groundbreaking portrait of the man who birthed an undying cultural icon, David J. Skal "pulls back the curtain to reveal the author who dre...

Reducere. Description"Espinoza's book stands out as a beacon for future queer writers, thinkers, and activists. Reading these accounts, I felt myself drawn i...

Winner of the American Mystery Award for Best Novel of Romantic Suspense, and the Romantic Times Award for Best Historical MysteryMiss Irene Adler,...

Like poison leaked from some acidic brain, this book will haunt you with the language and vision of the lost. For more than four decades, W. H. Pug...

Read the diver's enthralling account of the Thai cave rescue. 'Riveting...a powerful story written by a hero who lived it.' RON HOWARD, Oscar-winni...

Reducere. The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. The critic is he who can translate into another m...