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Mary’s House

New and Selected Poems by David Craig $18.95, PAPERBACK, add to cart (always free shipping from Idylls Press) Mary's House is a lively and challenging mix of contemporary and classical themes and forms. Along with poetry built around the spiritual struggles of everyday life ("Apprentice Poems," "Some Kind of Pilgrim," "For the Joy of It,") Mary's House also includes the biblically-inspired … [More]

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde illustrated by John Murphy (see sample illustrations below) $16.95, autographed by the illustrator, add to cart (always free shipping from Idylls Press) Though it is not common to hear the words "Catholic fiction" and "Oscar Wilde" in the same breath, the fact is that Wilde not only died a Catholic, he also wrote an iconic horror story which, perhaps in spite of his initial … [More]

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The Lady Paramount

by Henry Harland $14.95, add to cart (always free shipping from Idylls Press) In the first decade of the twentieth century, the Countess de Sampaolo, heir to the throne of an Italian isle, is a ravishing beauty graced with wit, charm, and a fi erce independent streak. Knowing her ancestors to be usurpers, she decides to single-handedly restore the rightful count of Sampaolo: Anthony … [More]

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by Farrell O'Gorman paperback:  ISBN: 1-59597-008-8 hardcover:  ISBN: 1-59597-004-5 $16.95, PAPERBACK, add to cart (always free shipping from Idylls Press)   $26.95, HARDCOVER, add to cart (always free shipping from Idylls Press) As the first Persian Gulf War approaches, Wes Hammond, an eager young naval officer and military school graduate, finds himself assigned to a … [More]

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The Mystery of Things

by Debra Murphy Kindle edition now available from Amazon for $2.99 Sony epub format available for $2.99 Order the Paperback from Idylls Press: $18.95 (paperback) add to cart (autographed by author, always free shipping from Idylls Press) The myth of St. George-and-the-Dragon comes to new and provocative life in this literary mystery-thriller set in Milwaukee. A gifted young … [More]

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The Cardinal’s Snuff-box

by Henry Harland $13.95, add to cart (always free shipping from Idylls Press) First published in 1898, The Cardinal's Snuff-Box is the first of Henry Harland's "Catholic" novels after his conversion in 1897. A charming and witty romance set in turn-of-the-century Italy, Snuff-Box tells the story of Peter Marchdale, an English novelist who takes a small villa in the Lombard countryside for the … [More]

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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

  by G.K. Chesterton $16.95, autographed by the illustrator, add to cart (always free shipping from Idylls Press) illustrated by John Murphy (view sample illustrations below) "We do not only want to upset a few despotisms and police regulations; that sort of anarchism does exist, but it is a mere branch of the Noncomformists. We dig deeper and we blow you higher. We wish to deny … [More]

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Debra Murphy’s The Mystery of Things now available in e-book formats for $2.99

Debra Murphy's The Mystery of Things is now available in the major e-book formats: Kindle edition from Amazon for $2.99 Barnes & Noble Nook e-book for $2.99 Sony epub format for … more...

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Illustrations from The Picture of Dorian Gray

from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde illustrated byJohn Murphy The Idylls Press edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray contains thirteen new B/W illustrations by our talented young illustrator, John Murphy. Click on the image to see a larger version. Return to The Picture of Dorian Gray main page order the book

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John Murphy’s Author Portraits

We’ve just added three new Christian author portraits to our Cafe Press page: John Keats, Joseph Conrad, and Oscar Wilde! You can have their familiar faces printed on t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, aprons, mousepads, journals, postcards, and (my personal favorite) a beer stein. Might make a good Christmas present for the family bibliophile. Of course, if [...]

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