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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... light stole softly from above , through thin slabs of transparent onyx , and the water in the marble tank glimmered like a moonstone . He plunged hastily in , till the cool ripples touched throat and hair , and then dipped his head ...
... light stole softly from above , through thin slabs of transparent onyx , and the water in the marble tank glimmered like a moonstone . He plunged hastily in , till the cool ripples touched throat and hair , and then dipped his head ...
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... light the little transparent capsule , with its floating bubble of liquid aconitine . “ I am sure it is delicious . The fact is that , though I hate doctors , I love medicines . However , I'll keep it till my next attack . " " And when ...
... light the little transparent capsule , with its floating bubble of liquid aconitine . “ I am sure it is delicious . The fact is that , though I hate doctors , I love medicines . However , I'll keep it till my next attack . " " And when ...
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... light step and a buoyant heart . There he found three letters waiting for him . One was from Sybil herself , full of sympathy and condolence . The others were from his mother , and from Lady Clementina's solicitor . It seemed that the ...
... light step and a buoyant heart . There he found three letters waiting for him . One was from Sybil herself , full of sympathy and condolence . The others were from his mother , and from Lady Clementina's solicitor . It seemed that the ...
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... lights went out, one solitary lamp left gleaming like a large ruby on a giant mast, and the roar of the city became fainter. At two o'clock he got up, and strolled towards Blackfriars. How unreal everything looked! How like a strange ...
... lights went out, one solitary lamp left gleaming like a large ruby on a giant mast, and the roar of the city became fainter. At two o'clock he got up, and strolled towards Blackfriars. How unreal everything looked! How like a strange ...
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... light supper. The conversation in no way turned upon ghosts, so there were not even those primary conditions of receptive expectation which so often precede the presentation of psychical phenomena. The subjects discussed, as I have ...
... light supper. The conversation in no way turned upon ghosts, so there were not even those primary conditions of receptive expectation which so often precede the presentation of psychical phenomena. The subjects discussed, as I have ...
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