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.

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.

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.

MAN IS THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT BLUSHES OR NEEDS TO

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

Book Description

Green Tea

Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105608093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
Dr. Martin Hesselius, a physician and occult enthusiast, attempts to help Jennings, a clergyman plagued by an ethereal demon. As Hesselius gets closer to finding a 'cure' for Jennings, the demon's attacks increase in frequency and severity. Unsure whether the affliction is psychological or supernatural, Hesselius contacts an associate in an attempt to prevent the clergyman's destruction.

A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees

Author: Kenko
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141398264
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met...' Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Yoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352). Kenko's work is included in Penguin Classics in Essays in Idleness and Hojoki.

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."