Author: Amy Appleby
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book dramatically documents the past century of change in gay life through quotations, arranged by subject, from sources as diverse as Aristotle and Woody Allen.
Quentin Crisp's Book of Quotations
Author: Amy Appleby
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book dramatically documents the past century of change in gay life through quotations, arranged by subject, from sources as diverse as Aristotle and Woody Allen.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book dramatically documents the past century of change in gay life through quotations, arranged by subject, from sources as diverse as Aristotle and Woody Allen.
The Naked Civil Servant
Author: Quentin Crisp
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593512987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A comical and poignant memoir of a gay man living life as he pleased in the 1930s In 1931, gay liberation was not a movement—it was simply unthinkable. But in that year, Quentin Crisp made the courageous decision to "come out" as a homosexual. This exhibitionist with the henna-dyed hair was harrassed, ridiculed and beaten. Nevertheless, he claimed his right to be himself—whatever the consequences. The Naked Civil Servant is both a comic masterpiece and a unique testament to the resilience of the human spirit. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593512987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A comical and poignant memoir of a gay man living life as he pleased in the 1930s In 1931, gay liberation was not a movement—it was simply unthinkable. But in that year, Quentin Crisp made the courageous decision to "come out" as a homosexual. This exhibitionist with the henna-dyed hair was harrassed, ridiculed and beaten. Nevertheless, he claimed his right to be himself—whatever the consequences. The Naked Civil Servant is both a comic masterpiece and a unique testament to the resilience of the human spirit. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
How to Have a Life-style
Author: Quentin Crisp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555834067
Category : Social history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the funny, wise, self-mocking and acutely perceptive work, Britain's leading 'stately homo' reveals what style is and what style isn't. He tells who had it, who has it, why you need it and how to get it.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555834067
Category : Social history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the funny, wise, self-mocking and acutely perceptive work, Britain's leading 'stately homo' reveals what style is and what style isn't. He tells who had it, who has it, why you need it and how to get it.
Doing it with Style
Author: Quentin Crisp
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531098523
Category : Etiquette
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531098523
Category : Etiquette
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Quentin Crisp
Author: Nigel Kelly
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786488417
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
English writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp (1908-1999) became a celebrity and gay icon at the age of 60 with the publication and televising of his 1968 memoir, The Naked Civil Servant. Unapologetically unconventional, he filled books and articles with his witticisms and opinions on popular culture, and packed theaters worldwide with his one-man show An Evening with Quentin Crisp. This biography chronicles Crisp's life, including his birth in pre-World War I England; his life as a gay youth on the streets of London; his early attempts at writing and job-seeking; his entry into the world of modeling; and his sudden success late in life. With this definitive chronicle, Quentin Crisp and his unique worldview are once again on display.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786488417
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
English writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp (1908-1999) became a celebrity and gay icon at the age of 60 with the publication and televising of his 1968 memoir, The Naked Civil Servant. Unapologetically unconventional, he filled books and articles with his witticisms and opinions on popular culture, and packed theaters worldwide with his one-man show An Evening with Quentin Crisp. This biography chronicles Crisp's life, including his birth in pre-World War I England; his life as a gay youth on the streets of London; his early attempts at writing and job-seeking; his entry into the world of modeling; and his sudden success late in life. With this definitive chronicle, Quentin Crisp and his unique worldview are once again on display.
The Naked Civil Servant
Author: Quentin Crisp
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007241682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In this funny, moving account of his outrageous youth, Quentin Crisp describes his unhappy childhood and the stresses of adolescence which led him to London.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007241682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In this funny, moving account of his outrageous youth, Quentin Crisp describes his unhappy childhood and the stresses of adolescence which led him to London.
Manners from Heaven
Author: Quentin Crisp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780006541332
Category : Etiquette
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780006541332
Category : Etiquette
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Morbid Tales
Author: Quentin S. Crisp
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781718126596
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In these eight immaculately realised strange stories, Quentin S. Crisp delves deep into the decadence of contemporary life. The fresh originality of the tales and their settings: an English country garden in
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781718126596
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In these eight immaculately realised strange stories, Quentin S. Crisp delves deep into the decadence of contemporary life. The fresh originality of the tales and their settings: an English country garden in
Remember You're a One-Ball!
Author: Quentin S. Crisp
Publisher: Chomu Press
ISBN: 9781907681004
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Ramsey Blake's first job as a teacher takes him back to the secluded village where he grew up. There he begins to remember the strange world of childhood and comes to realise that the adult world is equally as strange. At the centre of everyday life he discovers a nightmarish game of power and manipulation and is forced to choose sides. He is about to receive the ultimate object lesson in human cruelty. From the author of Morbid Tales, Shrike, and All God's Angels, Beware!, "Remember You're a One-Ball!" is - in its recognition of the suffering of outcasts, of the ugly and the forgotten - a work of great compassion.
Publisher: Chomu Press
ISBN: 9781907681004
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Ramsey Blake's first job as a teacher takes him back to the secluded village where he grew up. There he begins to remember the strange world of childhood and comes to realise that the adult world is equally as strange. At the centre of everyday life he discovers a nightmarish game of power and manipulation and is forced to choose sides. He is about to receive the ultimate object lesson in human cruelty. From the author of Morbid Tales, Shrike, and All God's Angels, Beware!, "Remember You're a One-Ball!" is - in its recognition of the suffering of outcasts, of the ugly and the forgotten - a work of great compassion.
If Life Gives You Lemons...
Author: Grothe
Publisher: Gibson Square Books
ISBN: 9781906142810
Category : Aphorisms and apothegms
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES OF VARIOUS LITERARY FORMS. 'If' is one of the English language's most powerful little worlds. In fifteen chapters - on sex, love, sports, politics, advice, gender dynamics, and more - here you will find observations on life from history's greatest writers and well-known people -The Dalai Lama, Wilde, Shaw-as well as scores of contemporary known and anonymous writers that begin with this explosive word. Alongside these enlightening sayings, you will also find often learn the fascinating story behind such modern classics as 'If anything can go wrong, it will.' If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you. The Dalai Lama If the heart be right, it matters not which way the head lies. Walter Raleigh If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Matthew 15:14 If You're Not Fired with Enthusiasm, You'll be Fired with Enthusiasm. Anonymous If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Anonymous If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying. John Ruskin.
Publisher: Gibson Square Books
ISBN: 9781906142810
Category : Aphorisms and apothegms
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES OF VARIOUS LITERARY FORMS. 'If' is one of the English language's most powerful little worlds. In fifteen chapters - on sex, love, sports, politics, advice, gender dynamics, and more - here you will find observations on life from history's greatest writers and well-known people -The Dalai Lama, Wilde, Shaw-as well as scores of contemporary known and anonymous writers that begin with this explosive word. Alongside these enlightening sayings, you will also find often learn the fascinating story behind such modern classics as 'If anything can go wrong, it will.' If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you. The Dalai Lama If the heart be right, it matters not which way the head lies. Walter Raleigh If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Matthew 15:14 If You're Not Fired with Enthusiasm, You'll be Fired with Enthusiasm. Anonymous If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Anonymous If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying. John Ruskin.