Fast Food by Saxton Freymann
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin Ireland. The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Dublin, then at Oxford. With his education complete Wilde moved to London and its fashionable cultural and social circles. With his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the most well-known personalities of his day. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with Salome in 1891. His society comedies produced enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London. Whilst his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, was on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel. The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency. He was convicted and imprisoned for two years' hard labour. It was to break him. On release he left for France, There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol in 1898. He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six sipping champagne a friend had brought with the line 'Alas I am dying beyond my means'. Here we publish the classic short story Lord Arthur Savile's Crime that even if read once deserves another read to fully appreciate his mastery of the written word.
Saxton Freyman received his first jackknife on his eighth birthday, which he used right away to carve his very first pumpkin. He now runs the eeBoo gift line with his wife, Mia.
Joost Elffers has been a book packager since the 1970s, responsible for such mega-bestsellers as Tangrams, The Secret Language of Birthdays, The 48 Laws of Power, and Play with Your Food. Visit him on the web at elffers.com.
Joost Elffers has been a book packager since the 1970s, responsible for such mega-bestsellers as Tangrams, The Secret Language of Birthdays, The 48 Laws of Power, and Play with Your Food. Visit him on the web at elffers.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780439110198 |
| ISBN 10 | 043911019X |
| Title | Fast Food |
| Author | Saxton Freymann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2006-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nonfiction) 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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