Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other StoriesStandard Ebooks This collection of short “mystery” stories by Oscar Wilde was originally published in 1891 and was his second published collection of stories. This edition follows the 1907 edition, which was published after his death and added “The Portrait of Mr. W. H.,” a story first published in 1899. Written around the same time as The Picture of Dorian Gray and before he turned his hand to playwriting, these stories showcase the quintessential Wilde: dark irony combined with an incisive dissection of Victorian society, with just a hint of the supernatural added to amuse and engage his Victorian audience. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks. |
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... felt that cheiromancy was a most dangerous science , and one that ought not to be encouraged , except in a tête - à - tête . Lord Arthur Savile , however , who did not know anything about Lady Fermor's unfortunate story , and who had ...
... felt that cheiromancy was a most dangerous science , and one that ought not to be encouraged , except in a tête - à - tête . Lord Arthur Savile , however , who did not know anything about Lady Fermor's unfortunate story , and who had ...
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... felt fear . His impulse was to rush from the room , but he restrained himself . It was better to know the worst , whatever it was , than to be left in this hideous uncertainty . “ I am waiting , Mr. Podgers , " he said . " We are all ...
... felt fear . His impulse was to rush from the room , but he restrained himself . It was better to know the worst , whatever it was , than to be left in this hideous uncertainty . “ I am waiting , Mr. Podgers , " he said . " We are all ...
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... felt that some tragedy was hanging over him, and that he had been suddenly called upon to bear an intolerable burden. Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or ...
... felt that some tragedy was hanging over him, and that he had been suddenly called upon to bear an intolerable burden. Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or ...
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... felt a mad desire to stop the casual passerby, and tell him everything. Then he wandered across Oxford Street into narrow, shameful alleys. Two women with painted faces mocked at him as he went by. From a dark courtyard came a sound of ...
... felt a mad desire to stop the casual passerby, and tell him everything. Then he wandered across Oxford Street into narrow, shameful alleys. Two women with painted faces mocked at him as he went by. From a dark courtyard came a sound of ...
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... felt curiously affected, he could not tell why. There was something in the dawn's delicate loveliness that seemed to him inexpressibly pathetic, and he thought of all the days that break in beauty, and that set in storm. These rustics ...
... felt curiously affected, he could not tell why. There was something in the dawn's delicate loveliness that seemed to him inexpressibly pathetic, and he thought of all the days that break in beauty, and that set in storm. These rustics ...
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