Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241251818
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself' Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and his own genius. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Only Dull People are Brilliant at Breakfast

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780241251805
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and the author's own genius

Why I Am so Clever

Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241251869
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?' Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work iconoclastic German philosopher Nietzsche wrote before his descent into madness. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486111008
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
Amusing, 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.

Thank You Very Much

Author: Holly Stiel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898156737
Category : Customer relations
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Withered Arm

Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241251613
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
'She bared her poor curst arm' A jealous lover's curse and an ingenious party trick feature in these two suspenseful stories set in Hardy's imaginary Wessex. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

MAN IS THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT BLUSHES OR NEEDS TO

Author: MARK TWAIN
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62

Book Description

Someone to Watch Over Me

Author: Helen R. Myers
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 9780373086436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description

The Complete Short Stories of Oscar Wilde

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486121860
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Complete texts of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales," "A House of Pomegranates," "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories," "Poems in Prose," and "The Portrait of Mr. W. H."

Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars

Author: Dante Alighieri
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241250439
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
'Happiness beyond all words! A life of peace and love, entire and whole!' A collection of cantos from Paradiso, the most original and experimental part of the Divina Commedia. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.