To the End of the World : Travels with Oscar Wilde by Rupert Everett

To the End of the World : Travels with Oscar Wilde by Rupert Everett'Quivers with honesty, A list gossip and sardonic prose' The Times'Everett is a deliciously gifted writer. Nothing and no one escapes his attention' ObserverRupert Everett tells the story of how he set out to make a film of Oscar Wilde's last days, and how that ten year quest almost destroyed him. (And everyone else.) Travelling across Europe for the film, he weaves in extraordinary tales from his past, remembering wild times, freak encounters and

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and him in it up to the neck

Dogs became our companions Wheat fed a booming population Cattle gave us meat and milk Maize fuelled the growth of empires Potatoes brought us feast and famine Chickens led us to wonder about tomorrow Rice promised us a golden future Horses gave us strength and speed Apples travelled with us HUMANS TAMED THEM ALL For hundreds of thousands of years

The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow

Ireland became 'the isle of saints and scholars' that enabled the classical and religious heritage to be saved

This is a story of reputations made and lost

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A thrilling feat of world-building

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