| In Extremis Contributor(s): Bartlett, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1840022051 ISBN-13: 9781840022056 Publisher: Oberon Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2001 Annotation: On March 24, 1895, Mrs. Robinson, a society palm-reader, agreed to see Oscar Wilde in her London flat. Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, "Bosie," was urging him to sue the Marquis of Queensberry (Bosie's father) for libel. But Wilde's friends, wary of Queensberry's power, were warning him to leave town. A play about a man at the height of his fame asking a complete stranger about a potentially life-changing decision. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 2002437773 |
| Series: Oberon Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.8" W x 8.52" (1.20 lbs) 52 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On the night of 24th March 1895, Mrs Robinson, a society palm-reader, agreed to see Oscar Wilde in her London flat. Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, 'Bosie', was urging him to sue the Marquis of Queensberry (Bosie's father) for criminal libel. But Wilde's friends, wary of Queensberry's power, were warning him to leave town. In Extremis reveals the strange turmoil of that night, as a man at the height of his fame turns to a complete stranger for advice about a potentially life-changing decision. |