I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation by Karl Beckson

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I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation by Karl Beckson

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Summary

This text presents over 1000 Oscar Wilde quotations on subjects from absinthe to Zola. In addition, it includes selections from Wilde's personal letters remarking on his life and on the human condition, and aims to capture the witticisms at which Wilde excelled.

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I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation by Karl Beckson

I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don't interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty, one of Oscar Wilde's characters says. Another remarks, I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Before Wilde himself was brought down in one of the most sensational scandals of his time, he was sought after for his flamboyant personality, his scintillating conversation and his sophisticated wit.

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ISBN 13 9780231104562
ISBN 10 0231104561
Title I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation
Author Karl Beckson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Columbia University Press
Year published 1997-02-20
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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