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The Last Emperors of Vietnam: From Tu Duc to Bao Dai
Oscar ChapuisFrom Tu Duc to Bao Dai Oscar Chapuis. 95 percent agricultural ... But the most notorious group, the Black Flags under Luu Vinh Phuoc's (Liu Yu Fung) command, controlled the important centers of Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen. After the ...
L'année dernière
Bernard ChapuisAinsi, nous la revoyons enfin vivante. Bernard Chapuis est journaliste et écrivain. Il tient une chronique sur Canal Jimmy et travaille à l'agence Devarrieuxvillaret. L'année dernière est son troisième roman.
Oscar Wilde and Modern Culture: The Making of a Legend
PreviewOscar Wilde, Lady Gregory, and late-Victorian table-talk / Lucy McDiarmid -- Sexuality in the age of technological reproducibility: Oscar Wilde, photography, and identity / Daniel A. Novak -- Salomé as bombshell, or, How Oscar Wilde became ...
Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death: Oscar Wilde Mystery: 2
Gyles BrandrethOscar Wilde Mystery: 2 Gyles Brandreth. doorway facing him. 'Good luck, my friend. I've no doubt tonight the better man will win.' 'Thank you,' rasped the boxer. 'And by breakfast, Oscar, all your worries willbe over.Iwill have survived and you'll ...
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile: Oscar Wilde Mystery: 3
Gyles BrandrethOscar Wilde Mystery: 3 Gyles Brandreth. 11. A. Mother's. Touch. C lutching a single capacious handbag in one hand and holding the biscuit tin containing Traquair's remains under his arm with the other, Oscar left Paris for London by the two ...
The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde
Oscar WildePresents a collection of Oscar Wilde's book reviews.
Lady Jane Wilde's Letters to Oscar Wilde, 1875-1895: A ...
Lady WildeThis book presents Lady Wilde's letters to her son, Oscar Wilde, correspondence which began when Oscar left Trinity College, Dublin, to attend Oxford University and ended just before Oscar was charged in 1895 with offenses under Section ...
Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations
Oscar WildeAmusing, 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.
Oscar Wilde Prefigured: Queer Fashioning and British ...
Dominic JanesThat there is a queeras opposed to merely homosexualhistory before Oscar Wilde will come as news to many in the sexuality studies field. Oscar Wilde Prefigured.
Corn Palaces and Butter Queens: A History of Crop Art and ...
Pamela Hemenway SimpsonThe complete letter is reproduced in Jeanne Snodgrass King, “The Preeminence of Oscar Howe,” in Dockstader, Oscar Howe. A lengthier analytical treatment of this shift is in White, “Oscar Howe and the Transformation.” Karen Iverson ...
Oscar Wilde: Reminiscences
André GidePersonal recollections from André Gide on a man who profoundly influenced his work—Oscar Wilde André Gide, a towering figure in French letters, draws upon his friendship with Oscar Wilde to sketch a compelling portrait of the tragic, ...
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian ...
Oscar Wilde90 Whistler, James Abbott McNeill 368-9, 424 Whitechapel 1 8, 1 1 9, 1 8 1 , 203, 287, 375, 429 White's 32, 192,379,430 Whitman, Walt xxxix Wilde, Jane Francesca ('Speranza') 365 Wilde, Oscar 'Art at Willis's Rooms' 435 'Ave Imperatrix' 373 ...
Oscar Niemeyer Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003
Oscar NiemeyerThe Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003, designed by seminal Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, will be his first completed structure in the United Kingdom.
A Talent for Genius: The Life and Times of Oscar Levant
Sam KashnerOscar Levant was one of the wildly self-destructive personalities ever to become a household name.
Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing
Gene LeesAn engaging biography of a living musical legend, Oscar Peterson.
Oscar Niemeyer
Matthieu SalvaingOscar Niemeyer rose to prominence at Le Corbusier's side but swerved from the hard, straight lines of orthodox Modernism.
The Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar NeimeyerThis first English edition of the iconic architect's memoirs is now available in paperback to mark his 100th birthday.
Oscar Wilde - The Major Works
Oscar WildeThis authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode.
The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde
Joseph PearceDetails the life of Oscar Wilde, including his work as an author, his fascination with Catholicism, and his time in prison for a homosexual affair.
Coffee with Oscar Wilde
Merlin HollandPresents a fictionalized interview with Oscar Wilde, where the colorful literary figure discusses such topics as his sexual preferences and his famous trial and imprisonment.
Oscar Wilde
Jarlath KilleenThis collection of original articles on Oscar Wilde and his writings covers all aspects of his work, from his neglected poetry to his renowned The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Oscar Wilde: Myths, Miracles and Imitations
John StokesOscar Wilde was a major influence on the culture of his time, and remains relevant today, as a model of wit and style, a sexual icon, and a moral example.
Oscar Wilde
Frank HarrisA biography of Oscar Wilde, this book offers a look at Wilde's rise and fall.
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