Oscar Wilde and His Circle |
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| Author:
| Callow, Simon |
| Series title: | National Portrait Gallery Companions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85514-478-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | National Portrait Gallery Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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Includes entertaining, thumbnail biographies of the key figures at the forefront of the theme or movement, or who were closely connected to the personality in questionUpdated from the highly successful seriesCharacter SketchesandInsights,and refreshed with a contemporary design and accessible formatOne of literature's most witty personalities, Oscar Wilde captivated London society. In this perceptive appraisal of Wilde and those around him - including Aubrey Beardsley, Sir Max Beerbohm...
More DescriptionIncludes entertaining, thumbnail biographies of the key figures at the forefront of the theme or movement, or who were closely connected to the personality in questionUpdated from the highly successful seriesCharacter SketchesandInsights,and refreshed with a contemporary design and accessible formatOne of literature's most witty personalities, Oscar Wilde captivated London society. In this perceptive appraisal of Wilde and those around him - including Aubrey Beardsley, Sir Max Beerbohm and Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) - Simon Callow captures the spirit of one of Britain's most feted, but ultimately tragic literary figures.