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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... thought Mr. Podgers would mind . " Of course , he won't mind , " said Lady Windermere , " that is what he is here for . All my lions , Lord Arthur , are performing lions , and jump through hoops whenever I ask them . But I must warn you ...
... thought Mr. Podgers would mind . " Of course , he won't mind , " said Lady Windermere , " that is what he is here for . All my lions , Lord Arthur , are performing lions , and jump through hoops whenever I ask them . But I must warn you ...
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... thought of Sybil Merton, and the idea that anything could come between them made his eyes dim with tears. Looking at him, one would have said that Nemesis had stolen the shield of Pallas, and shown him the Gorgon's head. He seemed ...
... thought of Sybil Merton, and the idea that anything could come between them made his eyes dim with tears. Looking at him, one would have said that Nemesis had stolen the shield of Pallas, and shown him the Gorgon's head. He seemed ...
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... thought he could detect the stain of blood already upon them, and a faint cry broke from his trembling lips. Murder! that is what the cheiromantist had seen there. Murder! The very night seemed to know it, and the desolate wind to howl ...
... thought he could detect the stain of blood already upon them, and a faint cry broke from his trembling lips. Murder! that is what the cheiromantist had seen there. Murder! The very night seemed to know it, and the desolate wind to howl ...
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... thought made him sick with horror. He turned on his heel, and hurried on into the night. Where he went he hardly knew. He had a dim memory of wandering through a labyrinth of sordid houses, of being lost in a giant web of sombre streets ...
... thought made him sick with horror. He turned on his heel, and hurried on into the night. Where he went he hardly knew. He had a dim memory of wandering through a labyrinth of sordid houses, of being lost in a giant web of sombre streets ...
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... thought of all the days that break in beauty, and that set in storm. These rustics, too, with their rough, good- humoured voices, and their nonchalant ways, what a strange London they saw! A London free from the sin of night and the ...
... thought of all the days that break in beauty, and that set in storm. These rustics, too, with their rough, good- humoured voices, and their nonchalant ways, what a strange London they saw! A London free from the sin of night and the ...
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