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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... laughing immoderately at everything that was said to her. It was certainly a wonderful medley of people. Gorgeous peeresses chatted affably to violent Radicals, popular preachers brushed coat-tails with eminent sceptics, a perfect bevy ...
... laughing immoderately at everything that was said to her. It was certainly a wonderful medley of people. Gorgeous peeresses chatted affably to violent Radicals, popular preachers brushed coat-tails with eminent sceptics, a perfect bevy ...
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... laughed , and said it was far too cold to wear in England . Ah , here is Mr. Podgers ! Now , Mr. Podgers , I want you to tell the Duchess of Paisley's hand . Duchess , you must take your glove off . No , not the left hand , the other ...
... laughed , and said it was far too cold to wear in England . Ah , here is Mr. Podgers ! Now , Mr. Podgers , I want you to tell the Duchess of Paisley's hand . Duchess , you must take your glove off . No , not the left hand , the other ...
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... laughing , ' only I like lions better than collie dogs . ' ' Your one mistake , Lady Windermere , ' said Mr. Podgers , with a pompous bow . ' If a woman can't make her mistakes charming , she is only a female , ' was the answer . ' But ...
... laughing , ' only I like lions better than collie dogs . ' ' Your one mistake , Lady Windermere , ' said Mr. Podgers , with a pompous bow . ' If a woman can't make her mistakes charming , she is only a female , ' was the answer . ' But ...
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... laughing; and the great piles of vegetables looked like masses of jade against the morning sky, like masses of green jade against the pink petals of some marvellous rose. Lord Arthur felt curiously affected, he could not tell why. There ...
... laughing; and the great piles of vegetables looked like masses of jade against the morning sky, like masses of green jade against the pink petals of some marvellous rose. Lord Arthur felt curiously affected, he could not tell why. There ...
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