{"product_id":"wicked-wit-of-oscar-wilde-the","title":"Maria Leach: The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde [2019] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the virtuoso of well-turned phrases and the master of the studied insult with this collection of his most acerbic quips.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo playwright apart from Shakespeare is as widely quoted and Oscar Wilde's needlesharp rejoinders are often repeated with delight. However, his jibes were rarely cruel, and displayed a profound understanding of the human character and its vanities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes such notable quotes as:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- 'Work is the curse of the drinking classes.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLady Windermere's Fan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a timeline of his life and quotations divided by themes, this book demonstrates why, more than a hundred years after his death, people are still drawn to Wilde's dazzling repartee and the wicked brilliance of his social observations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilde, Oscar","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42734982430905,"sku":"9781789291827","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/wilde-oscar-wicked-wit-of-oscar-wilde-the-9781789291827-33464909103289.jpg?v=1661356974","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/wicked-wit-of-oscar-wilde-the","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}