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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... marriages; but as she had never changed her lover, the world had long ago ceased to talk scandal about her. She was now forty years of age, childless, and with that inordinate passion for pleasure which is the secret of remaining young ...
... marriages; but as she had never changed her lover, the world had long ago ceased to talk scandal about her. She was now forty years of age, childless, and with that inordinate passion for pleasure which is the secret of remaining young ...
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... married Paisley he had eleven castles , and not a single house fit to live in . " " And now he has twelve houses , and not a single castle , " cried Lady Windermere . " Well , my dear , " said the Duchess , " I like- " " Comfort ...
... married Paisley he had eleven castles , and not a single house fit to live in . " " And now he has twelve houses , and not a single castle , " cried Lady Windermere . " Well , my dear , " said the Duchess , " I like- " " Comfort ...
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... marriage is a mutual misunderstanding . No , I am not at all cynical , I have merely got experience , which , however , is very much the same thing . Mr. Podgers , Lord Arthur Savile is dying to have his hand read . Don't tell him that ...
... marriage is a mutual misunderstanding . No , I am not at all cynical , I have merely got experience , which , however , is very much the same thing . Mr. Podgers , Lord Arthur Savile is dying to have his hand read . Don't tell him that ...
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... marry her , with the doom of murder hanging over his head , would be a betrayal like that of Judas , a sin ... marriage must be postponed , at all costs . Of this he was quite resolved . Ardently though he loved the girl , and ...
... marry her , with the doom of murder hanging over his head , would be a betrayal like that of Judas , a sin ... marriage must be postponed , at all costs . Of this he was quite resolved . Ardently though he loved the girl , and ...
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... marriage if there was anything like a scandal , though he felt certain that if he told them the whole facts of the case they would be the very first to appreciate the motives that had actuated him . He had every reason , then , to ...
... marriage if there was anything like a scandal , though he felt certain that if he told them the whole facts of the case they would be the very first to appreciate the motives that had actuated him . He had every reason , then , to ...
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