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Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1959-01-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780486206028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than 1,000 ripostes, paradoxes, wisecracks: "Work is the curse of the drinking classes," "I can resist everything except temptation," etc.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-07-12
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 0486122433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than 1000 ripostes, paradoxes, and epigrams on sin, society, genius, wealth, men, women, religion, America, education, and smoking: "Work is the curse of the drinking classes," "I can resist everything except temptation," etcetera. Also excerpts from his trial testimony, where the tragedy implicit in Wilde's humor is nowhere more vivid.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-03-01
Total Pages: 67
ISBN-13: 0486111008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmusing, thought-provoking epigrams, aphorisms, and other jests from the plays, essays, and lively conversation of Oscar Wilde offer a feast of humorous and profound quips. Nearly 400 quotes.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780880299459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOscar Wilde is one of the most quoted and quotable men in history. He once boasted that he could talk spontaneously on any subject, a claim effortlessly borne out by the range and scope of the examples collected in this book. It is an entertaining, instructive, and revealing look at a man who is unlikely ever to be forgotten. "Oscar Wilde," wrote Richard Ellmann, "we have only to hear the great name to anticipate that what will be quoted as his will surprise and delight us. His wit is an agent of renewal, as pertinent now as a hundred years ago."
Author: Rosemarie Jarski
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 0091906318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArranged thematically--from Class and Character, Sex and Snobbery, to the Foreigner's Eye View--here is the definitive collection of the British nation's funniest quotations. Among the many great and good who dazzle us with their wit are Martin Amis, Jane Austen, Billy Connolly, Quentin Crisp, Roald Dahl, John Lennon, Queen Victoria, and Oscar Wilde.
Author: Benjamin Errett
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-10-07
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0698153863
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGot wit? We’ve all been in that situation where we need to say something clever, but innocuous; smart enough to show some intelligence, without showing off; something funny, but not a joke. What we need in that moment is wit—that sparkling combination of charm, humor, confidence, and most of all, the right words at the right time. Elements of Wit is an engaging book that brings together the greatest wits of our time, and previous ones from Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron, Winston Churchill to Christopher Hitchens, Mae West to Louis CK, and many in between. With chapters covering the essential ingredients of wit, this primer sheds light on how anyone—introverts, extroverts, wallflowers, and bon vivants—can find the right zinger, quip, parry, or retort…or at least be a little bit more interesting.
Author: Myles Byrne
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Published: 2019-02-21
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 1789290333
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe people of Ireland are renowned worldwide for their wit. This collection combines a pinch of traditional Irish humour, mixed with distinctly modern one-liners, quips and quotes.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 93
ISBN-13: 1467756547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's free to become Earnest and live a different lifestyle. In London, his best friend, Algernon, begins to suspect Earnest is leading a double life. Earnest confesses that his real name is Jack and admits the ruse has become tricky as two women have become enchanted with the idea of marrying Earnest. On a whim, Algernon also pretends to be Earnest and encounters the two women as they meet at the estate. With two Earnests who aren't really earnest and two women in love with little more than a name, this play is a classic comedy of errors. This is an unabridged version of Oscar Wilde's English play, first published in 1899.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2014-05-05
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0486168425
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I have put my genius into my life," declared Oscar Wilde, adding, "I have put only my talent into my works." This gift edition of the renowned poet and playwright's aphorisms draws upon both realms. Hundreds of sparkling jests and epigrams include quips from Wilde's personal letters and conversations as well as his fiction, essays, lectures, and plays. The most comprehensive collection of Wilde's witticisms, it will delight both longtime fans and new readers.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher:
Published: 2017-12-04
Total Pages: 47
ISBN-13: 1537822578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous relationship with Lord Windermere has prompted her fatal impulse. And Mrs Erlynne has a secret - a secret Lady Windermere must never know if she is to retain her peace of mind.
