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Pre-order Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion. *Includes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this year.________'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness' Dame Judi Dench ________A POEM CAN . . .Comfort * Challenge * Be a friendStretch your vocabularyHelp you sleep * Break the iceFind y...

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The ultimate anthology of theatrical anecdotes, edited by lifelong theatre-lover Gyles Brandreth in the Oxford tradition, and providing a wonderfully entertaining and revealing portrait of the world of the theatre across four hundred years.

The go-to guide to 21st century English from the grammar guru himself, Gyles Brandreth'Brandreth excels . . . in all his linguistic joie de vivre' GuardianDon't know if it's, like, okay to say 'like'?Are your apostrophe's in the wrong place?Want to make fewer not less grammatical mistakes?Then do not despair, Have You Eaten Grandma? is the definitive (and hilarious) guide to punctuation, spelling, and good English for the twenty-first century....

*Laugh yourself silly in this fantastic collection of jokes and riddles from master of funny Gyles Brandreth!*WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?An embarrassed PenguinA sunburnt elephantA newspaper! Did those jokes make you laugh? Make you groan? Maybe a bit of both? There's a lot more where they came from. Collected here by jokesmith Gyles Brandreth are some of the best and worst jokes ever (plus a few riddles to keep you on your toes).F...

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For anyone who wants to make fewer (not less) grammar mistakes, a lively, effective, and witty guide to all the ins and outs of the English language, reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of grammar is at a crisis point. From commas to colons, apostrophes to adverbs, there are countless ways we can make mistakes when writing or speaking. But do...

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A humour-based lament of English misuse and grammar errors from punctuation pedant and "Just A Minute" presenter Brandreth.

Over 200 subjects such as art, bores, tennis and wine prompt this selection of witty quotations conducted by popular writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth.

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The fourth of Gyles Brandreth's acclaimed series of Victorian murder mysteries, OSCAR WILDE & THE NEST OF VIPERS opens in 1890 at a glamorous reception attended by the Prince of Wales. Oscar though is far more interested in Rex LaSalle, a young actor, who claims to be a vampire. However, what begins as a diverting evening ends in tragedy. The Duchess of Abermarle is found murdered, two tiny puncture marks in her throat. Desperate to avoid anot...

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The 6th book in Brandreth's mystery series featuring Oscar Wilde as a sleuth, now in paperback. Reading Gaol's most famous prisoner is pitted against a fiendishly clever serial killer. Stephen Fry's Sprout Pictures is developing a TV series of the books.

Writer, broadcaster, and wit Gyles Brandreth has completely revised Ned Sherrin's classic collection of wisecracks, one-liners, and anecdotes. Add sparkle to your speeches and presentations, or just enjoy a good laugh in company with Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Joan Rivers, Kathy Lette, Frankie Boyle, and friends.

In this new installment in the engaging mystery series Booklist called "pitch-perfect” and "enthralling”—currently in development as a BBC television series—the incomparable playwright, novelist, raconteur, and now ex-convict Oscar Wilde faces his most fiendishly puzzling case yet.Oscar Wilde has fled to France after his release from Reading Gaol. Tonight he is sharing a drink and the story of his cruel imprisonment with a mysterious stranger....

Brandreth pens the second witty installment in an astonishingly authentic historical murder mystery series featuring detective Oscar Wilde and his partner-in-crime, Arthur Conan Doyle.