Download or read book Wilde Stories 2009 written by Steve Berman and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest edition of Wilde Stories promises readers a range of gay-themed fiction published the prior year, tales that ranges from the chilling (Lee Thomas' ''I'm Your Violence'') to the surreal (Sven Davisson's ''Dim Star Descried'') to the fantastical (''Firooz and His Brother'' by Alex Jeffers). These are imaginative stories that seek to press new boundaries of loneliness, loss and love, between men and monster (and those men who happen to be monsters).
Download or read book Wilde Stories 2011 written by Steve Berman and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate a decade of gay speculative fiction with Wilde Stories 2011! This expanded volume from Lethe Press brings stories of undead lovers, stranded astronauts, ghosts and phantom reflections, men lost in an inhospitable wilderness, and fiends who hide under handsome veneers, all written by award-winning authors (Laird Barron, Richard Bowes and Joel Lane) and fresh voices in the field (Nick Poniatowski and Jeffrey Ricker) No other anthology provides readers the widest variety of gay men men facing the weird, the fantastic, and the horrific.
Download or read book Oscar Wilde s Stories for All Ages written by Oscar Wilde and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world’s best loved presenters meets one of the world’s greatest authors in this beautiful selection of timeless, haunting stories. Vividly brought to life through abundant illustrations and Stephen’s masterly introductions, Oscar Wilde’s short stories are here made accessible to an entirely new generation.
Download or read book Wilde Stories 2012 written by Steve Berman and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare to skew your view of the world: where jinni in the clouds of a future Tel Aviv aren't spirits but powerful computer programs; where a suburban garden hiding unrecognizable bones; to a planet colony that outlaws color; or the night when a lonely lab tech finds a spambot flirting with him. The latest volume in the acclaimed Wilde Stories series has tales of hitchhikers on the run, dragons in the sky, swordsmen drawing their blades. These are stories fantastic and strange, otherworldly and eerie, but all feature gay men struggling with memories or lovers or simply the vicissitudes of life no matter how wild the world might be.
Download or read book Constance written by Franny Moyle and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tells the poignant story of Constance in the aftermath of Wilde’s trials and imprisonment, and of her brave attempts to keep in contact with him despite her suffering.” —The Irish Times In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband, Oscar, for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged position in society. Part of a gilded couple, she was a popular children’s author, a fashion icon, and a leading campaigner for women’s rights. A founding member of the magical society The Golden Dawn, her pioneering and questioning spirit encouraged her to sample some of the more controversial aspects of her time. Mrs. Oscar Wilde was a phenomenon in her own right. But that spring Constance’s entire life was eclipsed by scandal. Forced to flee to the Continent with her two sons, her glittering literary and political career ended abruptly. She lived in exile until her death. Franny Moyle now tells Constance’s story with a fresh eye. Drawing on numerous unpublished letters, she brings to life the story of a woman at the heart of fin-de-siècle London and the Aesthetic movement. In a compelling and moving tale of an unlikely couple caught up in a world unsure of its moral footing, Moyle unveils the story of a woman who was the victim of one of the greatest betrayals of all time.
Download or read book The Plays of Oscar Wilde written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plays Prose Writings and Poems written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Short Stories of Oscar Wilde written by Oscar Wilde and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."
Download or read book Built of Books written by Thomas Wright and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of Oscar Wilde's life and writings is richer, livelier, and more personal than any book available about the brilliant writer, revealing a man who built himself out of books. His library was his reality, the source of so much that was vital to his life. A reader first, his readerly encounters, out of all of life's pursuits, are seen to be as significant as his most important relationships with friends, family, or lovers. Wilde's library, which Thomas Wright spent twenty years reading, provides the intellectual (and emotional) climate at the core of this deeply engaging portrait. One of the book's happiest surprises is the story of the author's adventure reading Wilde's library. Reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges's fictional hero who enters Cervantes's mind by saturating himself in the culture of sixteenth-century Spain, Wright employs Wilde as his own Virgilian guide to world literature. We come to understand how reading can be an extremely sensual experience, producing a physical as well as a spiritual delight.
Download or read book Oscar Wilde Stories for Children written by Oscar Wilde and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated collection of Oscar Wilde's favourite children's tales known and loved throughout the world. It includes: - The Happy Prince - The Selfish Giant - The Nightingale and the Rose This gorgeous production brings Wilde's magical stories to a whole new generation.
Download or read book The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Picture of Dorian Gray altered the way Victorians understood the world they inhabited, heralding the end of a repressive era. Now, more than 120 years after Wilde handed it over to his publisher, Wilde’s uncensored typescript is published here for the first time, in an annotated, extensively illustrated edition.
Download or read book Masculinity in Children s Animal Stories 1888 1928 written by Wynn William Yarbrough and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The animal stories produced around the turn of the 20th century have maintained a remarkable hold on the imagination of children worldwide. This book examines the performance of masculinity in these stories, particularly in light of the waning years of Victoria's reign when changing historical, political and social pressures altered the definition of masculinity. Topics covered include the roles of violence, rebellion, escape, spirituality, social hierarchies and law.
Download or read book Oscar Wilde s Stories for All Ages written by Oscar Wilde and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like old friends whose charm and warmth never fade, Oscar Wilde's short stories have enchanted generations of readers, and occupy a special place in the heart of each new reader. Like luminous gems, they have lost none of their power to enthral and inspire; and in this beautifully illustrated edition, Stephen Fry presents these gems to shine anew.
Download or read book Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders written by Gyles Brandreth and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders opens in 1890, at a glamorous party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All of London’s high society—including the Prince of Wales—are in attendance at what promises to be the event of the season. Yet Oscar Wilde is more interested in another party guest, Rex LaSalle, a young actor who claims to be a vampire. But the entertaining evening ends in tragedy when the duchess is found murdered—with two tiny puncture marks on her throat. Desperate to avoid scandal and panic, the Prince asks Oscar and his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to investigate the crime. What they discover threatens to destroy the very heart of the royal family. Told through diary entries, newspaper clippings, telegrams, and letters, Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders is a richly atmospheric mystery that is sure to captivate and entertain.
Download or read book Behind Every Great Man written by Marlene Wagman-Geller and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Said Men Get to Monopolize the Glory? Discover the Little Known Women Who Have Put the World's Alpha Males on the Map. From ancient times to the present, men have gotten most of the good ink. Yet standing just outside the spotlight are the extraordinary, and overlooked, wives and companions who are just as instrumental in shaping the destinies of their famous—and infamous—men. This witty, illuminating book reveals the remarkable stories of forty captivating females, from Constance Lloyd (Mrs. Oscar Wilde) to Carolyn Adams (Mrs. Jerry Garcia), who have stood behind their legendary partners and helped to humanize them, often at the cost of their own careers, reputations, and happiness. Through fame and its attendant ills—alcoholism, infidelity, mental illness, divorce, and even attempted murder—these powerful women quietly propelled their men to the top and changed the course of history. Meet the Untold Half of History, Including: •Alma Reville (Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock) •Elena Diakonova (Mrs. Salvador Dali) •Winifred Madikizela (Mrs. Nelson Mandela) •Ann Charteris (Mrs. Ian Fleming, a.k.a. Mrs. James Bond) •Ruth Alpern (Mrs. Bernie Maddoff) And 35 more!
Download or read book The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When handsome young Dorian Gray sees a painter’s stunning portrait of him, he is transfixed by its reflection of his own beauty. He is also troubled by the knowledge that the image in the painting will remain forever youthful and handsome while he himself will grow older and less desirable. He wishes aloud that the roles were reversed, saying that he would give his soul if only the painting would suffer the ravages of time and he were to remain forever young. From that point on, Dorian lives a life of hedonistic indulgence, knowing that only the painting will show his moral corruption.
Download or read book Quintessential Wilde written by Annette M. Magid and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents interpretive essays utilizing a variety of approaches to honor the 160th anniversary of Oscar Wilde’s birth, celebrating the writer’s genius. This unique collection of scholarship explores a broad spectrum of subjects, including his travels, sexuality, children’s literature, jail writings, novel, poetry, individualism, masks, homosexuality, influence on others, and morality. It offers historical, biographical, psychological and sociological perspectives written by international experts and features a broad spectrum of subjects which will appeal to a range of scholars seeking original and alternative approaches to understanding Oscar Wilde, his aesthetics and his influence in a variety of genres in the twenty-first century. The multiplicity of interest in the writer expands across genres, disciplines, cultures and time. Quintessential Wilde examines his intellectual strength in “His Worldly Place,” analyzes his ingenious thoughts in “His Penetrating Philosophy,” and recounts his enduring place in “His Influential Aestheticism.”
