With an Introduction & Notes by Anne Varty Royal Holloway University of London Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy Lady Windermere's Fan The combination of dazzling wit subtle social criticism sumptuous settings & the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner both here & in his next three plays A Woman of No Importance An Ideal Husband & his undisputed masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest This volume

Includes:: all Wilde's plays from his early tragedy Vera to the controversial Salome & the little known fragments La Sainte Courtisane & A Florentine Tragedy The edition affords a rare chance to see Wilde's best known work in the context of his entire dramatic output & to appreciate plays which have hitherto received scant critical attention Wilde's plays have never failed to delight audiences & are a lasting testimony to their author's supreme wit & theatrical genius

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From mobile phones to consoles tablets & PCs we are now a generation of gamers The Play Station Dreamworld is to borrow a phrase from Slavoj Zizek the pervert's guide to videogames It argues that we can only understand the world of videogames via Lacanian dream analysis It also argues that the Left needs to work inside this dreamspace a powerful arena for constructing our desires or else the dreamworld will fall entirely into the hands of dominant & reactionary forces While cyberspace is increasingly dominated by corporate organization gaming at its most subversive can nevertheless produce radical forms of enjoyment which threaten the capitalist norms that are created & endlessly repeated in our daily relationships with mobile phones videogames computers & other forms of technological entertainment Far from being a book solely for dedicated gamers this book dissects the structure of our relationships to all technological entertainment at a time when entertainment has become ubiquitous We can no longer escape our fantasies but rather live inside their digital reality ...

Your client is innocent Your wife is guilty Who would you fight for?' Quite simply THE PLEA is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year' John Connolly'A gripping thriller' Ian Rankin When David Child a major client of a corrupt New York law firm is arrested for murder the FBI ask con artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn to persuade him to testify against the firm Eddie is not someone who is easily coerced but when the FBI reveal that they have incriminating files on his wife he knows he has no choice But Eddie is convinced the man is innocent despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary With the FBI putting pressure on him to secure the deal Eddie must find a way to prove his client's innocence But the stakes are high
- his wife is in danger & not just from the FBI Praise for race-against-time legal thriller writer Steve Cavanagh'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham' Cavanagh stands head & shoulders above the competition with his skilfully plotted action-packed & big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels highly intelligent twist-laden & absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales' What a thriller! Breathlessly brilliant & fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes & Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers' SJI Holliday author of Black Wood' Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe & Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction' Howard Linskey author of The Search If you like John Grisham Lee Child & Michael Connelly you will LOVE the gripping & twisty Eddie Flynn series 1 The Defence 2 The Plea 3 The Liar 4 Thirteen Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray & DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD When Sally (Francesca Annis) moves to London to pursue a modelling career she moves in with Angela (Anneke Wills Doctor Who) & Dee (future Hammer girl Suzanna Leigh) & discovers the world of the carefree bachelor girl in Swinging London Over one weekend
- filled with parties blossoming friendships & romantic encounters with Keith (Ian Mc Shane) & Nikko (Klaus Kinski)
- the vivacious girls learn about life&s pleasures & pains Shot on location with sparkling dialogue & lively performances from its young ensemble cast this engaging drama bears the hallmarks of director Gerry O& Hara&s (That Kind of Girl The Brute) assured style Extra Features Dual Format Edition

Includes:: both the Blu-ray & the DVD of the film & extras Remastered to High Definition Alternative complete export cut (Blu-ray only 85 mins) Export version scenes (DVD only 13 mins) Original theatrical trailer The Rocking Horse (James Scott 1962 25 mins) an atmospheric short about a romantic encounter between a teddy boy & an artist shot on location in London&s West End The Meeting (Mamoun Hassan 1964 10 mins) a young woman&s unconventional brief encounter with a mysterious lover Fully illustrated booklet featuring new pieces by Gerry O& Hara Professor Sue Harper & Mamoun Hassan Age Rating 12



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play THE PLEASURE GIRLS (DVD) A Film by Gerry O& Hara When Sally (Francesca Annis
- Macbeth Dune) moves to London to pursue a modelling career she moves in with Angela (Anneke Wills Doctor Who ) & Dee (Hammer girl Suzanna Leigh) & discovers the world of carefree bachelor girl over a weekend of parties & romantic encounters With lively performances from it young ensemble cast (including Ian Mc Shane & Klaus Kinski) this energetic drama bears all the hallmarks of director Gerry O& Hara&s (The Bitch All the Right Noises) assured style Presented digitally remastered with alternative export sequences & little-seen short films from the era Special features Alternative export sequences (13mins) Original theatrical trailer The Rocking Horse (James Scott 1962 25 mins) atmospheric short about a romantic encounter between a teddy boy & an artist The Meeting (Mamoun Hassan 1964 10 mins) a young woman&s unconventional encounter with a mysterious lover
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Is reading under threat? No says Alan Jacobs-but people do need help iand encouragemnt to enjoy it to the full Jacobs's experience as a lecturer & many-time author suggests that many readers lack confidence; they wonder whether they are reading well with proper focus & attentiveness with due discretion & discernment Many have absorbed the puritanical message that reading is first & foremost good for you-the intellectual equivalent of eating your Brussels sprouts For such people indeed for all readers Jacobs offers some simple powerful & much needed advice read at whim read what gives you delight & do so without shame whether it be Stephen King or the King James Version of the Bible He offers an insightful accessible & playfully irreverent guide for aspiring readers Each chapter focuses on one aspect of approaching literary fiction poetry or nonfiction & the book explores everything from the invention of silent reading reading responsively rereading & reading on electronic devices Invitingly written with equal measures of wit & erudition The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction will appeal to all readers whether they be novices looking for direction or old hands seeking to recapture the pleasures of reading they first experienced as children ...

A selection of the best poetry from America's most iconic & imitated poet Charles Bukowski 528 pages Bukowski Charles ...

Tracklist Rigged Not Just Breathing One Last Time I Always Wanted To Leave Feel Nothing Happy The One You Loved Paid In Full The Sound Disposable Fix ...

This educational edition with the full play text & an introduction to the playwright features a detailed analysis of the language structure & characters of the play & textual notes explaining difficult words & references It contains- The full playtext- An introduction to the playwright his background & his work- A detailed analysis of language structure & characters in the play- Features of performance- Textual notes explaining difficult words & references Professor Murray's notes to be read alongside the full playtext provided here will enable students to better understand appreciate enjoy & write about O' Casey's greatest play ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A deceitful journalist tries every trick in the book to enable him to climb to the top in his career In the midst of his plans he discovers that he has been the object of a deception far more clever than his own Age Rating 15 ...