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A new view of the War Poets

Advantages: Very good on the lives of the poets, during and after the conflict
Disadvantages: None

The majority of recent books published on the War Poets tend to focus on their lives during and immediately after the conflict. The book This enterprising and thoroughly engrossing account, named after the poem by Wilfred Owen, takes a different a ...

JOHNV 01.02.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Strange Meetings - Harry Ricketts

The Importance of Being Oscar

Advantages: Wonderful book to dip in and out of
Disadvantages: I could probably live without some of the poems

...'Oscar Wilde,' wrote Richard Ellman in his epic 1988 biography. 'We only have to hear the great name to anticipate that what will be quoted as his will surprise and delight us. Among the writers identified with the 1890s, Wilde is the only one who everybo ...

Jake_Speed 14.05.2011 · Read full review
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Review of The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde

Wild about Wilde

Advantages: Everything Oscar Wilde has written
Disadvantages: Cheap and tacky book won't last long

...Firstly Oscar Wilde was a genius and it follows that any complete collection of his works is therefore good. That siad a complete collection also has its flaws. Firstly the book is bulky and probably won't last long if your an avid reader. The print ...

Telute 30.01.2001 · Read full review
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Review of The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde

excellent

Advantages: wit
Disadvantages: print

...this is a well presented edition. if i was to be a little critical i would say that the print is slightly too small for the pages but hten again it is an affordable edition of the complete works of oscar wilde and one can not demand too much. furthermore ...

lewiscrofts 16.07.2000 · Read full review
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Review of The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde

IN MEMORY OF SPIKE

Advantages: Funny
Disadvantages: None

I got given this book for xmas and have read everything from cover to cover several times.Its one of those books that he probably came up with to keep himself busy but turned into something alot more meaningful and popular than he expected.Most of the poe ...

happytan 15.03.2002 ·
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Review of Hidden Words: Collected Poems - Spike Milligan