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Il corpo di un sedicenne macabramente ucciso viene trovato in una stanza in Cowley Street. È l'agosto del 1889. Il giovane si chiama Billy Wood, ed è un ragazzo di strada come tanti, e colui che lo ritrova - con la gola tagliata da un orecchio all'altro e circondato da candele ardenti - è nientemeno che il celebre scrittore Oscar Wilde, che il giorno dopo decide di denunciare il fatto a Scotland Yard. Solo che dell'orribile crimine è scomparsa qualsiasi traccia. Aiutato dall'amico Robert Sherard, lo scrittore decide di condurre le sue indagine da solo, incarnando suo malgrado quel personaggio di Sherlock Holmes che tanto ammira e calandosi nell'inquietante Londra nei cui vicoli risuonano ancora i passi di Jack lo Squartatore. Con questo romanzo nasce un nuovo investigatore: Oscar Wilde. Ammiratore di Arthur Conan Doyle e del suo impareggiabile Sherlock Holmes, l'ironico e arguto Wilde si rivela anche un abile detective dalla logica affilata come un lama.

A personal account of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, this book offers a unique perspective from a writer who intimately knew her family. Gyles Brandreth first met the Queen in 1968 and maintained a relationship over fifty years, gaining privileged access through his friendship with the Duke of Edinburgh. His detailed records of encounters and conversations with the Queen, as well as insights from her family and friends, create a compelling portrait of her extraordinary life. Covering her childhood in the 1920s, the war years at Windsor Castle, and the modern era with Harry and Meghan, the narrative reflects a tumultuous century of royal history while providing an intimate look at a remarkable woman. Praise for Brandreth's royal writings highlights his ability to capture the essence of his subjects with warmth and insight, making his accounts both engaging and informative. His works are celebrated for their unique perspectives and rich detail, ensuring that readers gain a deeper understanding of the royal family and the historical context in which they lived. This account stands out as a heartfelt tribute to a figure who shaped modern Britain.

When first I appear I seem mysterious, But when I am explained I am nothing serious. What am I? A RIDDLE! Was that too easy? How what goes ninety-nine BONK (a centipede with a wooden leg)? Or which famous book was written by Charles Chickens (Great EGGspectations, of course!)? In this book you'll find a whole host of amazing riddles. Some will get you head scratching, some will make you laugh, and all are a lot of fun. Plus find out some brilliant riddling facts, and top tips on how to solve the trickiest brain-teasers. Written by Master of Funny and Collector of Riddles Gyles Brandreth, this is the ultimate, riotous Book of Riddles!

This narrative explores the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the longest-serving consort to the longest-reigning British sovereign. The author, who knew Philip for over forty years, provides unique insights into his complex and often controversial character. Described by Elizabeth II as her "constant strength and guide," Philip was a multifaceted figure—elusive, humorous, and sometimes irascible. The book delves into his life, addressing the truth behind his infamous 'gaffes' and rumors of affairs, while offering a final portrait of a man often misunderstood. Philip and Elizabeth, both great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria, had contrasting upbringings. While Elizabeth enjoyed a loving and secure childhood, Philip faced turmoil, with his grandfather assassinated and his family exiled. They met as cousins in the 1930s and married in 1947, at ages twenty-one and twenty-six. The narrative assesses Philip's character and achievements, exploring his relationships with Elizabeth, their children, and the public, as well as his early tensions with the press and court. This account presents a powerful and revealing look at a remarkable royal partnership and a long life filled with challenges and triumphs.

This is a collection of familiar and not-so-familiar jokes and comic stories, to provide hours of amusement for the family.

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This is the first biography of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh - both royal, both great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria, but, in temperament and upbringing, two very different people. The Queen's childhood was loving and secure, the Duke's was turbulent: his grandfather assassinated, his father arrested, his family exiled, his parents separated when he was only ten.Elizabeth and Philip met as cousins in the 1930s. They married in 1947, aged twenty-one and twenty-six. A little more than four years later, they were Queen and consort. For almost sixty years theirs have been among the most famous faces in the world - yet the personalities behind the image remain elusive and the nature of their marriage is an enigma.PHILIP & ELIZABETH tells the extraordinary story of these two contrasting lives, assesses their achievement, together and apart, and explores the nature of their relationships, with one another and with their children. Here is a unique royal biography: the author has met all the principal players in the story: he quotes no anonymous sources; he has had privileged access to the Queen: he has known the Duke of Edinburgh over twenty-five years and has interviewed him. This is a powerful and revealing portrait of a remarkable partnership, told with authority and unique insight, and illustrated with Prince Philip's family photographs and pictures from the Queen's royal collection.

A celebration of the life of John Gielgud through interviews and personal accounts

A collection of jokes, cartoons, games, and riddles including hints on how to make people laugh.

Discover 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 'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness' DAME JUDI DENCH Includes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this year _______ A POEM CAN . . . Comfort · Challenge · Be a friend Stretch your vocabulary Help you sleep · Break the ice Find you a lover · Be utter nonsense Console · Make you laugh - or cry For every moment in your life there is a poem. In Dancing by the Light of the Moon we have a remarkable collection of over 250 best-loved poems in the English-speaking world. Allow Gyles Brandreth to be your guide to not only the wonders of poetry - and there are many - but also its practical uses in everyday life. Whether seeking some words to reflect your mood, wanting to celebrate or mark an occasion or simply looking for lines of comfort and joy in difficult times, this collection has everything for readers of poetry both young and old, novices and old hands alike, will love and return to again and again. _______ 'Over 400 pages of top-notch poems by everyone from Shakespeare to Simon Armitage' Daily Mail 'A collection of poems that will transform your memory and change your life' Dr Max Pemberton

In OSCAR WILDE AND THE MURDERS AT READING GAOL, the sixth in Gyles Brandreth's acclaimed Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries series featuring Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle, Reading Gaol's most famous prisoner is pitted against a ruthless and fiendishly clever serial killer. 'Intelligent, amusing and entertaining' Alexander McCall Smith

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.

Breaking the Code paints an extraordinary portrait of Whitehall and Westminster in our time – warts and all.

Oscar Wilde, best known for his acerbic, witty plays and urbane nonfiction, was also a master of the fairy tale. This volume brings together all of Wilde's tales from his two collections--"The Happy Prince" and "The House of Pomegranates"--and retains the evocative illustrations done for the original editions.

Briefly traces the history of the Scrabble word game, covers its rules, and provides word lists and information on strategy

Laugh yourself silly in this fantastic collection of jokes and riddles - the perfect gift for Christmas! WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? An embarrassed Penguin A sunburnt elephant A 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). From 'Knock, knock' to 'Waiter waiter', with some funny elephants and giraffes thrown in for good measure, there's also a bit of expert joke advice, so you can show others just how funny you can be! 'Very funny, and often outright silly' Guardian on Have You Eaten Grandma by Gyles Brandreth

Paris, 1883. Oscar Wilde has come to the city of decadence to discover its charms, to rekindle his friendship with Sarah Bernhardt and to collaborate with France's most celebrated actor-manager, Edmond La Grange. Oscar discovers dark secrets lying at the heart of the La Grange company, and is confronted by murders both foul and bizarre.

"The Diary of a Lifetime" is described as an incredibly engaging read, with the Daily Telegraph labeling it "as addictive as crack." This suggests a compelling narrative that captivates readers and keeps them hooked throughout the book.

Pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling? You'll love this hilarious and definitive guide to 21st century language from grammar-guru Gyles Brandreth 'Brandreth excels . . . in all his linguistic joie de vivre' Guardian Don'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. Self-confessed grammar guru Gyles Brandreth pokes fun at the linguistic foibles of our time, tells us where we've been going wrong (and how to put it right), and reveals his tips and tricks to make every one of us better, more confident users (not abusers) of the English language. End of. Is 'End of' alright? Wait, is 'alright' all right? You'll find out right here . . . This hilarious companion to 21st century language is perfect for anyone pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling. 'A laugh-a-lot, spanning everything . . . great book, I'm loving this' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2

'No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest.' Only words can do that. Words are magic. Words are fun. Join Gyles Brandreth - wit and word-meister, Just A Minute regular, One Show reporter, denizen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, founder of the National Scrabble Championships, patron of The Queen's English Society, QI, Room 101, Have I Got News For You and Pointless survivor - on an uproarious and unexpected magic carpet ride around the awesome world of words and wordplay. Puns, palindromes, pangrams, Malaprops, euphemisms, mnemonics, acronyms, anagrams, alphabeticals, Tweets, verbiage, verbarrhea - if you can name it, you should find it here, along with the longest, shortest, wittiest, wildest, oldest, latest, oddest, most interesting and most memorable words in the English language - the richest, most remarkable language ever known.

Case Closed is Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the events of 1894, the year of the return of Jack the Ripper. Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Conan Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that in 1894 the detective in charge of the Jack the Ripper investigations was Oscar Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street, Chelsea.

Brimming with wisdom and wit, this illustrated and updated edition of The 7 Secrets of Happiness features new research, anecdotes and stories from national treasure and advocate for joy, Gyles Brandreth.

Pre-order the long-awaited autobiography from beloved star of Just a Minute, QI, Have I Got News For You and Celebrity Gogglebox. ___________________ 'I am what my childhood made me.' But what is that exactly, Gyles? Who are you? And why? In Odd Boy Out Gyles Brandreth provides an extraordinarily revealing account of growing up and coming of age in an apparently well-to-do but always strapped-for-cash middle-class English family. It is a story about the ordinary things - family life, happiness, ambition, and love, but it is also about adventures - meeting princes and presidents, visiting Death Row in America, exploring the sex clubs of Copenhagen. It is a story of a boy blessed with wit and what he got up to and the people he met growing up in the most wonderful city in all the world in those extraordinary years after the Second World War. For Odd Boy Out is about more than Gyles and his exploits: it is also a kaleidoscopic portrait of Britain from the 1950s onwards, featuring a cast drawn from politics, the media, swinging London, stage and screen, from Laurence Olivier to Twiggy. By turns hilarious and moving, and chock full of unforgettable stories, Odd Boy Out is the unexpected and candid autobiography of one of the country's most unlikely personalities. Yet at root it is a powerful and passionate exploration of childhood - how our heritage, our parents and our upbringing make us who we are

In OSCAR WILDE AND THE VATICAN MURDERS, the fifth in Gyles Brandreth's acclaimed Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries series featuring Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle, the two must penetrate the highest echelons of the Catholic Church to solve a macabre series of killings. 'Intelligent, amusing and entertaining' Alexander McCall Smith

In OSCAR WILDE AND THE RING OF DEATH, the second in Gyles Brandreth's acclaimed Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries series featuring Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle, a parlour game of 'Murder' has lethal consequences... 'Intelligent, amusing and entertaining' Alexander McCall Smith 'I see murder in this unhappy hand...' When Mrs Robinson, palmist to the Prince of Wales, reads Oscar Wilde's palm she cannot know what she has predicted. Nor can Oscar know what he has set in motion when, that same evening, he proposes a game of 'Murder' in which each of his Sunday Supper Club guests must write down those whom they would like to kill. For the fourteen 'victims' begin to die mysteriously, one by one, and in the order in which their names were drawn from the bag... With growing horror, Wilde and his confidantes Robert Sherard and Arthur Conan Doyle, realise that one of their guests that evening must be the murderer. In a race against time, Wilde will need all his powers of deduction and knowledge of human behaviour before he himself - the thirteenth name on the list - becomes the killer's next victim.

In OSCAR WILDE AND THE NEST OF VIPERS, the fourth in Gyles Brandreth's acclaimed Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries series featuring Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle, the Prince of Wales asks Oscar to investigate a scandalous crime at the very heart of Victorian high society... 'Intelligent, amusing and entertaining' Alexander McCall Smith

Hundreds of jokes which are old and new, hilarious and horrendous.

The story of us - without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Join national treasure and Just a Minute regular Gyles Brandreth on a hilariously addictive romp through British history. This isn't just another history book - there's a catch! From Stonehenge and Boudicca to Megxit and Brexit, each topic is written in 60-second installments, without hesitation, repetition, or deviation. A History of Britain in Just a Minute celebrates key moments, people and places from our past: kings and queens, heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters, inventions and events, battles and bonnets, art, science, literature, entertainment, sport, gossip, and more. Some entries are uninterrupted minutes, while others feature challenges for repetition and even, er...hesitation. You'll even find other Just a Minute panellists occasionally grabbing the pen to regale us with their witty takes on history. You've never heard the history of Britain told quite like this. You'll enjoy every uproarious minute of it.

It's Michelle's birthday and she's feeling sorry for herself. She doesn't feel well and, what's worse, she doesn't like any of her birthday presents. They are all boring - especially her bedroom slippers. In fact, they are magic slippers that can talk to you when you're ill.

Exploring the intricacies of the English language, Gyles Brandreth offers a humorous and engaging guide to its evolution, grammar, and playful expressions. Drawing on his experience from Just a Minute, he presents a unique A to Z journey filled with fascinating anecdotes, word origins, and challenging tongue twisters. Each installment is designed to entertain while educating readers on the art of language. With a mix of history and wordplay, this book promises to enhance your linguistic skills and keep you entertained throughout.

This omnibus edition includes the books "Pencil and Paper Games and Puzzles," "Number Games and Puzzles," "Games and Puzzles with Coins and Matches," and "Domino Games and Puzzles."There are 280 different games and baffling puzzles to choose from using numbers, coins, matches, dominoes and pencil and paper. Whether it's simple family entertainment or a selection of mind-testing puzzles you're after, this is the book for you. (from the back cover)

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Hamlet Orlando Julius Caesar Brown had a problem, and it wasn't his name - it was the mermaid sitting in his bath.

First Published in Great Britain as four separate titles by Carousel Books.1000 Jokes: The Greatest Book of Jokes Ever Known1000 Laughs: The Silliest Book of Laughs Ever Known1000 Riddles: The Greatest Book of Riddles Ever Known1000 Twisters: The Greatest Book of Tongue-Twisters Ever KnownThe Omnibus edition first published in Great Britain in 1989 byTreasure PressMichelin House81 Fulham RoadLondon SW3 6RBISBN 1 85051 479 8Printed in Czechoslovakia

Königin Elizabeth und Prinz Philip verkörpern die Monarchie schlechthin. Doch obwohl sie unter ständiger Beobachtung der Boulevardpresse stehen, ist wenig über das Paar bekannt. Gyles Brandreth war ein besonderer Zugang zum englischen Hof gestattet, er konnte das Herrscherpaar viele Monate begleiten und zahlreiche Mitglieder der königlichen Familie interviewen. Seine Doppelbiographie gewährt einen Einblick in das private Leben der Windsors. Elizabeth und Philip, beide Ur-Ur-Enkel der legendären Königin Victoria, kommen aus Elternhäusern, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Der griechische Prinz mit deutschen Wurzeln war bis zu seiner Heirat quasi heimatlos, verbrachte Kindheit und Jugend zwischen Paris, Darmstadt, Salem und Schottland. Dagegen steht die behütet aufgewachsene Elizabeth, die sich schon als Teenager in ihn verliebte. Brandreth sucht nicht nur das Geheimnis dieser in vielen privaten wie politischen Krisen erprobten Ehe zu ergründen, sondern richtet seinen Blick auch auf ein faszinierendes Stück Zeitgeschichte.

Čo je šťastie? Kto je šťastný? Ako nájsť šťastie? To sú otázky, na ktoré hľadá vo svojej knihe odpoveď známy britský spisovateľ, herec a politik Gyles Brandreth. Tajomstvo šťastia spočíva v prekvapivo jednoduchých pravidlách, ktoré sa ľahko pamätajú, ale ťažko uvádzajú do života. Autor ich objavil, keď sa na svojej ceste za šťastím ocitol v kresle psychiatra. Rozprávanie je obohatené o osobné príbehy a anekdoty. Výskumy dokazujú, že šťastní ľudia žijú o desať rokov dlhšie ako nešťastní. Tento jednoduchý, stručný a zábavný sprievodca vám pomôže nielen zlepšiť kvalitu vášho života, ale ho aj predĺžiť.

Gyles Brandreth nyní svých 7 Tajemství štěstí přináší i vám. Tajemství jsou to jednoduchá, snadno zapamatovatelná, ale obtížně dosažitelná. Nalezl je na konci své cesty za štěstím - v psychiatrickém křesle s pomocí Dr. Anthonyho Clarea. Co je štěstí? Kdo štěstí dosáhne? A jak? To jsou zásadní otázky, které se Gyles Brandreth rozhodl v této knize zodpovědět. Výzkum pořádaný Univerzitou v Manchestru a University College v Londýně prokázal, že šťastní lidé žijí o sedm až deset let déle, než lidé nespokojení. Tato kniha váš život nejen obohatí, ale prodlouží ho.

Der verlorene Weihnachtsmann - bk75; Heyne Verlag; Gyles Brandreth; pocket_book; 1996

Gyles Brandreth hat das definitive Buch über Charles und Camilla geschrieben, über die ungewöhnlichste Liebesgeschichte unserer Zeit. Brandreth, Intimus des britischen Königshauses, entwirft das authentische Porträt der Beziehung zwischen dem Prince of Wales und der Frau seines Lebens. Alle Welt glaubt sie zu kennen, aber wie sind Charles und Camilla wirklich? Welches Erbe hat sie geprägt? Und wie wurden sie zu denen, die sie heute sind? Kenntnisreich, subtil und mit einer Fülle von zuvor nie geschilderten Anekdoten lüftet Brandreth das Geheimnis einer großen Liebe.