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In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband, Oscar, for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged position in...

In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up until the conviction of her husband, Oscar, for homosexual crimes, she had held a privileged position in...

As the nineteenth century drew to a close, decadent authors boldly decided it was time for something new.Their work was radical, daring and controversial, and it captured a unique feeling...

CONSTANCE WILDE'S MARRIAGE HAS ENDED. Making a new life in Europe, she reflects on her marriage with Oscar Wilde. Despite her family's warnings, his affairs and his spending, she knows...

Medicine and literature are the unifying strands in this skilfully wrought tapestry of Irish biographical portraiture. It delineates the pioneering 18th-century Limerick surgeon Sylvester O'Halloran, his contemporary Oliver Goldsmith MD,...

In this delightful collection, some of Ireland's most celebrated writers capture the joy and pain of romantic love.Featuring Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, George 'AE' Russell and Ethna Carbery, Thomas...

From the eerie to the magical by way of the deeply strange, this collection of short stories is a must for all fantasy fans.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a...

Why did Catholicism attract so many unlikely converts in Britain during the twentieth century? The twentieth century is understood as an era of growing, inexorable secularism, yet in Britain between...

'Rupert Everett is one of my favourite writers. He's brilliantly witty, acutely perceptive and highly sensitive, and his writing is incredibly good. His stories are both moving and tender, often...