Clever, as one would expect from this author. Also tediously cynical, at least to me as a reader. I like reading Oscar Wilde stories, but this series of mostly one-liners lacked the context of the original stories and as such felt like rapid-fire bullets. I had fun with it but would have been just as happy to skip it.

Great reference if you're looking for a quotation or just recalling your favorite Wilde zingers!

There's wit and even some wisdom here, but it's like a little appetizer tray of Oscar Wilde. Leaves you wanting the main course.

Wonderful quotes giving full insight into various themes and subjects as seen by the ever witty Oscar Wilde.

This book truly shows the wit of Oscar Wilde and gives insight into his views on various topics. Any true Wilde fan must pick it up!

Wilde is always amusing. Lots of out-of-context, lots of stuff by characters in his novels, which, obviously, don't necessarily portray the author's PoV.

One of my favorite stories about Oscar Wilde concerned his visit to the rough mining town of Leadville Colorado. This was not exactly the ideal audience for a effite, flamboyant gay man. No surprisingly, his first night's audience was sparse, but his performance was so compelling, he won over the crowd, and on his second night, the performance hall was packed. It must have been quite a performance.

Wilde was, of course, one of the sharpest and wittiest contrarians in literary history. Unfortunately, compiling all his witty remarks in one book is not the way to make a person appreciate the quickness of his tongue and his constant challenge of convention. Instead, it makes him sound repetative and even boorish. I doubt that this is an accurate impression.

Better to read his best works and sample his witty remarks in small doses.

Brittany bought this for me! Best present ever.

Wit & Wisdom is a collection of Quotations by Oscar Wilde.

Oscar Wilde's writing is just brilliant. This is a great book to have because it takes all of the brilliant quotes from Wilde's career and puts them into one place.

The quotations are split into categories which is great for if you want to pick the book up and take inspiration from a certain topic.

I hight recommend this book to Oscar Wilde fans.

A must-read for all Oscar Wilde fans.

Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom : A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions) by Oscar Wilde (1998)

this guy is brilliant.