Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other StoriesStandard Ebooks This collection of short “mystery” stories by Oscar Wilde was originally published in 1891 and was his second published collection of stories. This edition follows the 1907 edition, which was published after his death and added “The Portrait of Mr. W. H.,” a story first published in 1899. Written around the same time as The Picture of Dorian Gray and before he turned his hand to playwriting, these stories showcase the quintessential Wilde: dark irony combined with an incisive dissection of Victorian society, with just a hint of the supernatural added to amuse and engage his Victorian audience. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks. |
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Oscar Wilde. with you on a matter of business . My name is Smith , Mr. Robert Smith , and I want you to supply me with an explosive clock . " " Charmed to meet you , Lord Arthur , " said the genial little German , laughing . “ Don't look ...
... matter then?” “Purely private.” Herr Winckelkopf shrugged his shoulders, and left the room, returning in a few minutes with a round cake of dynamite about the size of a penny, and a pretty little French clock, surmounted by an ormolu ...
... matter ? There is always some war in which a man can die , some cause to which a man can give his life , and as life had no pleasure for him , so death had no terror . Let Destiny work out his doom . He would not stir to help her . At ...
... matter, Lord Canterville. But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.” “You are certainly very natural in America,” answered Lord Canterville ...
... matter, and really not under his control. It was his solemn duty to appear in the corridor once a week, and to gibber from the large oriel window on the first and third Wednesday in every month, and he did not see how he could ...