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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... afraid you wouldn't recognise him.' 'If he is as wonderful as you say, Lady Windermere, I couldn't well miss him. Tell me what he is like, and I'll bring him to you at once.' 'Well, he is not a bit like a cheiromantist. I mean he is not ...
... afraid you wouldn't recognise him.' 'If he is as wonderful as you say, Lady Windermere, I couldn't well miss him. Tell me what he is like, and I'll bring him to you at once.' 'Well, he is not a bit like a cheiromantist. I mean he is not ...
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... afraid to face the odd little man with his stereotyped smile, his gold spectacles, and his bright, beady eyes; and when he told poor Lady Fermor, right out before every one, that she did not care a bit for music, but was extremely fond ...
... afraid to face the odd little man with his stereotyped smile, his gold spectacles, and his bright, beady eyes; and when he told poor Lady Fermor, right out before every one, that she did not care a bit for music, but was extremely fond ...
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... afraid to tell him so.' Suddenly Mr. Podgers dropped Lord Arthur's right hand, and seized hold of his left, bending down so low to examine it that the gold rims of his spectacles seemed almost to touch the palm. For a moment his face ...
... afraid to tell him so.' Suddenly Mr. Podgers dropped Lord Arthur's right hand, and seized hold of his left, bending down so low to examine it that the gold rims of his spectacles seemed almost to touch the palm. For a moment his face ...
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... afraid I must go.' 'You shall not go. The Duchess is in no hurry.' 'Ladies should not be kept waiting, Lord Arthur,' said Mr. Podgers, with his sickly smile. 'The fair sex is apt to be impatient.' Lord Arthur's finely-chiselled lips ...
... afraid I must go.' 'You shall not go. The Duchess is in no hurry.' 'Ladies should not be kept waiting, Lord Arthur,' said Mr. Podgers, with his sickly smile. 'The fair sex is apt to be impatient.' Lord Arthur's finely-chiselled lips ...
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... afraid so. But how sympathetic you are to-day, Arthur! Really, Sybil has done you a great deal of good. And now you must run away, for I am dining with some very dull people, who won't talk scandal, and I know that if I don't get my ...
... afraid so. But how sympathetic you are to-day, Arthur! Really, Sybil has done you a great deal of good. And now you must run away, for I am dining with some very dull people, who won't talk scandal, and I know that if I don't get my ...
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