A collection of short stories by the famous poet, playwright and raconteur, originally published in 1891. You'll enjoy reading each of these witty and very funny stories: Lord Arthur Saville's Crime, The Sphinx Without a Secret, The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire and The Portrait of Mr. W. H. Poor Lord Arthur Savile, about to be married to a sweetly innocent maiden, learns to his horror that a psychic can see a crime of violence in his palm. The clairvoyant tells Saville that before he can marry his beloved, he must murder a distant relative. What follows is a hilarious account of Lord Saville's various failed attempts through poison , explosives and more to do the terrible deed. After the last frustrating attempt he decides he rather murder the psychic instead! A typically charming offbeat collection of Wilde stories offering a twist in the tale. Timeless, classic and terrific!
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A really funny story!!! many of them!,
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This review is from: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book, especially Lord Savile's Crime - its very funny, and ends well, (its about a clairvoyant who predicts his Lordship will murder someone, and ends up being the victim himself. Each reader will cheer at the ending.
Full of Wilde's trademark wit, its also a social satire, and Wild pokes his eye at the spiritualists of his day, which seem not much different today. Bottom line? Its a very funny read, many of Wilde well known quotations come from this book. You'll recognized them and enjoy popping one off every now and then yourself!
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For any lover of Wilde, wit, farce and fun!,
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This review is from: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories (Paperback)
A humorous story published as part of a collection of stories by Wilde in 1891. During a major social event at one Lady Windermere's her clairvoyant, Mr. Podgers is the entertainment, forecasting events for people, telling them things about themselves and their fortunes. However, Podgers tells Lord Arthur Saville that before he can marry his beloved, he must murder a distant relative. What follows is a hilarious account of Lord Saville's various failed attempts through poison, explosives etc to do the deed, before in despair; he decides to murder Mr. Podgers himself. This is a VERY funny story, reading the descriptions of Arthur's futile attempts a murder, reminds one of a Ealing Comedy. The other short stories are just as funny, and quiet enjoyable. For any lover of Wilde, wit, farce and fun!
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