The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde (16pt Large Print Edition)

The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde (16pt Large Print Edition)
Author: Maria Leach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2020-07-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9780369362247

A celebration of the virtuoso of well-turned phrases and the master of the studied insult with this collection of his most acerbic quips. No playwright apart from Shakespeare is as widely quoted and Oscar Wilde's needle-sharp rejoinders are often repeated with delight. However, his jibes were rarely cruel, and displayed a profound understanding of the human character and its vanities.

Project Serpo

Project Serpo
Author: Richard Dempsey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781726673112

Project Serpo was a Top Secret, United States Government program that sent twelve carefully selected military personnel to a distant star system over 30 Light Years away.How did they traverse this enormous distance? The answer is exactly why our governments have't admitted to the existence of "aliens" or disclosed any of the countless materials they have on the subject.But just because the government doesn't admit it, does that mean it doesn't exist?The truths disclosed in the pages within is truly astounding. Get started now.

The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales

The Thing at the Foot of the Bed and Other Scary Tales
Author: Maria Leach
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2016-05-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 048680786X

A noted folklorist spins a tapestry of spooky yarns involving haunted houses, ghostly visitations, and other chilling vignettes. Moody black-and-white drawings complement the stories, which range from humorous to eerie.

Chronicles of Wasted Time

Chronicles of Wasted Time
Author: Malcolm Muggeridge
Publisher: London : Collins
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1972
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This first volume of the autobiography of an inveterate journalist and communicator ends in 1933 when the author was 30.

The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde

The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2007
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781843172413

In a unique tribute to one of history's most revered writers, this anthology highlights the virtuoso of the well-turned phrase and the master of the studied insult, Oscar Wilde. So perfect were Wilde’s verbal thrusts that his victims were often flattered to have been the cause of them.nbsp;This sparkling collection shows why, more than 100 years after his death,nbsp;Wilde’s dazzling repartee and the wicked brilliance of his social observations continue to entertain and enthrall succeeding generations.

Whistle in the Graveyard

Whistle in the Graveyard
Author: Maria Leach
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1982
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A collection of folktales from around the world about ghosts, bogeys, witches, and other haunts.

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation
Author: Maria Leach
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2011-04-04
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1843176866

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation is a celebration of the virtuoso of well-turned phrases and the master of the studied insult - Oscar Wilde.

The Luck Book

The Luck Book
Author: Maria Leach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 111
Release: 1964
Genre: Superstition
ISBN:

These are just a few of the superstitions about luck--good or bad--gathered here from all over the world.