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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... 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,' said Mr. Podgers ...
... 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,' said Mr. Podgers ...
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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 he is ...
... 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 he is ...
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... proportioned—a rare thing in an age when so many women are either over life-size or insignificant. Now as Lord Arthur looked at her, he was filled with the terrible pity that is born of love. He felt that to marry CHAPTER III.
... proportioned—a rare thing in an age when so many women are either over life-size or insignificant. Now as Lord Arthur looked at her, he was filled with the terrible pity that is born of love. He felt that to marry CHAPTER III.
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... marriage must be postponed, at all costs. Of this he was quite resolved. Ardently though he loved the girl, and the ... marry until he had committed the murder. This done, he could stand before the altar with Sybil Merton, and give ...
... marriage must be postponed, at all costs. Of this he was quite resolved. Ardently though he loved the girl, and the ... marry until he had committed the murder. This done, he could stand before the altar with Sybil Merton, and give ...
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... in the paragraphs of vulgar society—newspapers. He had also to think of Sybil's father and mother, who were rather old-fashioned people, and might possibly object to the marriage if there was anything like a scandal, though he.
... in the paragraphs of vulgar society—newspapers. He had also to think of Sybil's father and mother, who were rather old-fashioned people, and might possibly object to the marriage if there was anything like a scandal, though he.
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