"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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Oscar Wilde. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
LORD ARTHUR. SAVILE’S CRIME
OSCAR WILDE
Contents
Oscar Wilde
LORD ARTHUR. SAVILE’S CRIME. A STUDY OF DUTY. CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
THE. CANTERVILLE GHOST. A HYLO-IDEALISTIC ROMANCE. CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
THE SPHINX. WITHOUT A SECRET. AN ETCHING. I
THE MODEL. MILLIONAIRE. A NOTE OF ADMIRATION. I
THE. PORTRAIT. OF MR. W. H. CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
FOOTNOTES
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‘Well,’ said Lady Jedburgh, making a little moue as she rose from the sofa, ‘if I am not to be allowed to go on the stage, I must be allowed to be part of the audience at any rate.’
‘Of course; we are all going to be part of the audience,’ said Lady Windermere; ‘and now, Mr. Podgers, be sure and tell us something nice. Lord Arthur is one of my special favourites.’
