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Oscar Wilde
Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde [EPUB ebook]

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More than 1000 ripostes, paradoxes, and epigrams on sin, society, genius, wealth, men, women, religion, America, education, and smoking: "Work is the curse of the drinking classes, " "I can resist everything except temptation, " etcetera. Also excerpts from his trial testimony, where the tragedy implicit in Wilde’s humor is nowhere more vivid.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780486122434 ● Editor Alvin Redman ● Publisher Dover Publications ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5270832 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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