Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories
This volume gathers Oscar Wilde's short fiction in the form Methuen gave it: four stories first printed in magazines in 1887 and collected in 1891, together with "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." of 1889. In "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" a young man learns from a palmist that he is destined to commit murder and sets about getting it over with before his wedding. "The Canterville Ghost" sends a brash American family to a haunted English manor where the ghost, not the tenants, suffers. "The Sphinx without a Secret" and "The Model Millionaire" are brief, polished anecdotes, and the closing piece spins a theory about the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets into a tale of obsession and forgery. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first story is free.
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Is Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories in the public domain?
Yes. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories?
About 2 h 38 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories?
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde is filed under "Short Stories" in the Vinteuil library.
