Lord Arthur Savile's Crime1st World Publishing, 2004 - 160 strán (strany) Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - It was Lady Windermere's last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six Cabinet Ministers had come on from the Speaker's Levee in their stars and ribands, all the pretty women wore their smartest dresses, and at the end of the picture-gallery stood the Princess Sophia of Carlsruhe, a heavy Tartar-looking lady, with tiny black eyes and wonderful emeralds, talking bad French at the top of her voice, and laughing immoderately at everything that was said to her. It was certainly a wonderful medley of people. Gorgeous peeresses chatted affably to violent Radicals, popular preachers brushed coat-tails with eminent sceptics, a perfect bevy of bishops kept following a stout prima-donna from room to room, on the staircase stood several Royal Academicians, disguised as artists, and it was said that at one time the supper-room was absolutely crammed with geniuses. In fact, it was one of Lady Windermere's best nights, and the Princess stayed till nearly half-past eleven. |
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... fact , it was one of Lady Windermere's best nights , and the Princess stayed till nearly half - past eleven . As soon as she had gone , Lady Windermere returned to the picture - gallery , where a celebrated political economist was ...
... fact , it was one of Lady Windermere's best nights , and the Princess stayed till nearly half - past eleven . As soon as she had gone , Lady Windermere returned to the picture - gallery , where a celebrated political economist was ...
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... fact , many people seemed afraid to face the odd little man with his stereotyped smile , his gold spectacles , and his bright , beady eyes ; and when he told poor Lady Fermor , right out before every one , that she did not care a bit ...
... fact , many people seemed afraid to face the odd little man with his stereotyped smile , his gold spectacles , and his bright , beady eyes ; and when he told poor Lady Fermor , right out before every one , that she did not care a bit ...
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... facts of existence . He was still very young . After a time he found himself in front of Marylebone Church . The silent roadway looked like a long riband of polished silver , flecked here and there by the dark arabesques of waving ...
... facts of existence . He was still very young . After a time he found himself in front of Marylebone Church . The silent roadway looked like a long riband of polished silver , flecked here and there by the dark arabesques of waving ...
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... fact that he had no right to marry until he had committed the murder . This done , he could stand before the altar with Sybil Merton , and give his life into her hands without terror of wrongdoing . This done , he could take her to his ...
... fact that he had no right to marry until he had committed the murder . This done , he could stand before the altar with Sybil Merton , and give his life into her hands without terror of wrongdoing . This done , he could take her to his ...
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... fact that murder , like the religions of the Pagan world , requires a victim as well as a priest . Not being a genius , he had no enemies , and indeed he felt that this was not the time for the gratification of any personal pique or ...
... fact that murder , like the religions of the Pagan world , requires a victim as well as a priest . Not being a genius , he had no enemies , and indeed he felt that this was not the time for the gratification of any personal pique or ...
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CHAPTER IV | 36 |
CHAPTER V | 40 |
CHAPTER VI | 54 |
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST | 57 |
CHAPTER II | 63 |
CHAPTER V | 81 |
CHAPTER VI | 88 |
CHAPTER VII | 93 |
THE SPHINX WITHOUT A SECRET | 99 |
THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE | 107 |
THE PORTRAIT OF MR W H | 115 |
CHAPTER II | 136 |
CHAPTER III | 152 |
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