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. |
Vyhľadávanie v obsahu knihy
Výsledky 1 - 5 z 15.
Strana
... green eyes flashed for a moment, and then became dull again. 'Guineas?' said Mr. Podgers at last, in a low voice. 'Certainly. I will send you a cheque to-morrow. What is your club?' 'I have no club. That is to say, not just.
... green eyes flashed for a moment, and then became dull again. 'Guineas?' said Mr. Podgers at last, in a low voice. 'Certainly. I will send you a cheque to-morrow. What is your club?' 'I have no club. That is to say, not just.
Strana
... green jade against the pink petals of some marvellous rose. Lord Arthur felt curiously affected, he could not tell why. There was something in the dawn's delicate loveliness that seemed to him inexpressibly pathetic, and he thought of ...
... green jade against the pink petals of some marvellous rose. Lord Arthur felt curiously affected, he could not tell why. There was something in the dawn's delicate loveliness that seemed to him inexpressibly pathetic, and he thought of ...
Strana
... green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park. Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more ...
... green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park. Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more ...
Strana
... green canals in their long black gondola; in the afternoon they usually entertained visitors on the yacht; and in the evening they dined at Florian's, and smoked innumerable cigarettes on the Piazza. Yet somehow Lord Arthur was not ...
... green canals in their long black gondola; in the afternoon they usually entertained visitors on the yacht; and in the evening they dined at Florian's, and smoked innumerable cigarettes on the Piazza. Yet somehow Lord Arthur was not ...
Strana
... green house. After some delay, during which every window in the court became a blurred mass of peering faces, the door was opened by a rather rough-looking foreigner, who asked him in very bad English what his business was. Lord Arthur ...
... green house. After some delay, during which every window in the court became a blurred mass of peering faces, the door was opened by a rather rough-looking foreigner, who asked him in very bad English what his business was. Lord Arthur ...
Iné vydania - Zobraziť všetky
Časté výrazy a frázy
aconitine actor afraid Alan answered artistic asked beauty became Belgrave Square Birdcage Walk blood-stain boy-actor Canterville Chase Canterville ghost charming cheiromancy cheiromantist cigarette clock coffee and cigarettes course cried Lady Windermere Cyril Graham deal dear death don’t think dress Duchess Erskine exclaimed eyes face fascinated felt forgery ghost give gone gout hand Herr Winckelkopf Hughie Jedburgh Lady Alroy Lady Clem Lady Clementina laughing letter little Virginia live London looked Lord Canterville Lord Pembroke marriage married matter mean merely morning mystery never night o’clock once OSCAR WILDE Otis papa passion picture play Podgers round Scotland Yard secret seemed Shakespeare Shakespeare’s Sonnets Sir Simon smile strange Street suddenly Surbiton sweet Sybil Merton tell terrible thee thing thou thought told took Trevor twins Umney walked whole wife Wilde window woman wonderful young