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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... strange amber; and they gave to her face something of the frame of a saint, with not a little of the fascination of a sinner. She was a curious psychological study. Early in life she had discovered the important truth that nothing looks ...
... strange amber; and they gave to her face something of the frame of a saint, with not a little of the fascination of a sinner. She was a curious psychological study. Early in life she had discovered the important truth that nothing looks ...
Strana
... strange signs of agitation , and , for the first time in his life , he himself 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 ...
... strange signs of agitation , and , for the first time in his life , he himself 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 ...
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... by shrill screams, and, huddled upon a damp doorstep, he saw the crook-backed forms of poverty and eld. A strange pity came over him. Were these children of sin and misery predestined to their end, as he to his? Were they,
... by shrill screams, and, huddled upon a damp doorstep, he saw the crook-backed forms of poverty and eld. A strange pity came over him. Were these children of sin and misery predestined to their end, as he to his? Were they,
Strana
... strange London they saw! A London free from the sin of night and the smoke of day, a pallid, ghostlike city, a desolate town of tombs! He wondered what they thought of it, and whether they knew anything of its splendour and its shame ...
... strange London they saw! A London free from the sin of night and the smoke of day, a pallid, ghostlike city, a desolate town of tombs! He wondered what they thought of it, and whether they knew anything of its splendour and its shame ...
Strana
... strange dream! The houses on the other side of the river seemed built out of darkness. One would have said that silver and shadow had fashioned the world anew. The huge dome of St. Paul's loomed like a bubble through the dusky air. As ...
... strange dream! The houses on the other side of the river seemed built out of darkness. One would have said that silver and shadow had fashioned the world anew. The huge dome of St. Paul's loomed like a bubble through the dusky air. As ...
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