Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other StoriesRead Books Ltd, 21. 7. 2017 - 132 strán (strany) "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories" is an 1891 collection of short stories by Oscar Wilde. Imbued with Wilde's famous wit, these clever mystery stories will not disappoint fans of Wilde's work and the short story form. The stories include: "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime", "The Canterville Ghost", "The Sphinx Without a Secret", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Portrait of Mr. W. H.". Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and essayist. He was among London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s, gaining considerable renown for his novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890). Other notable works by this author include: "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" (1898), "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895), and "Salome" (1891). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic letter now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author. |
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... Street 'My hours are from ten to four,' murmured Mr. Podgers mechanically, 'and I make a reduction for families.' 'Be quick,' cried Lord Arthur, looking very pale, and holding his hand out. Mr. Podgers glanced nervously round, and drew ...
... Street 'My hours are from ten to four,' murmured Mr. Podgers mechanically, 'and I make a reduction for families.' 'Be quick,' cried Lord Arthur, looking very pale, and holding his hand out. Mr. Podgers glanced nervously round, and drew ...
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... streets were full of it. It grinned at him from the roofs of the houses. First he came to the Park, whose ... Street into narrow, shameful alleys. Two women with painted faces mocked at him as he went by. From a dark courtyard ...
... streets were full of it. It grinned at him from the roofs of the houses. First he came to the Park, whose ... Street into narrow, shameful alleys. Two women with painted faces mocked at him as he went by. From a dark courtyard ...
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... Street stood two men, reading a small bill upon a hoarding. An odd feeling of curiosity stirred him, and he crossed ... streets, and it was bright dawn when he found himself at last in Piccadilly Circus. As he strolled home towards ...
... Street stood two men, reading a small bill upon a hoarding. An odd feeling of curiosity stirred him, and he crossed ... streets, and it was bright dawn when he found himself at last in Piccadilly Circus. As he strolled home towards ...
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... streets still silent, the houses still asleep. It gave him pleasure to watch them as they went by. Rude as they were, with their heavy, hob-nailed shoes, and their awkward gait, they brought a little of a ready with them. He felt that ...
... streets still silent, the houses still asleep. It gave him pleasure to watch them as they went by. Rude as they were, with their heavy, hob-nailed shoes, and their awkward gait, they brought a little of a ready with them. He felt that ...
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... street to street, his fierce emotional agony. The very sincerity of his sufferings made them seem unreal to him now. He wondered how he could have.
... street to street, his fierce emotional agony. The very sincerity of his sufferings made them seem unreal to him now. He wondered how he could have.
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