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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of four of Wilde's short stories: "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," "The Sphinx without a Secret," "The Canterville Ghost," and "A Model Millionaire." Originally published in various London magazines in 1887, the pieces were eventually collected and published in book form in 1891. In these stories, generally described as social satires, Wilde parodied what he considered American naïveté as well as the cultural and social snobbery associated with the British aristocracy. Critics praise Wilde's literary achievement with these stories - particularly "The Canterville Ghost" and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime"--But note the relative neglect of his short fiction in light of the notoriety of his dramas and his novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891)
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories, Oscar Wilde
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- 1993
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Oscar Wilde
- Publisher
- Clays ltd
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1853260665
- ISBN13
- 9781853260667
- Series
- Collection
- Wordsworth Classics
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Humor, Compilations, Anthologies, Classics, Short Stories, Murders, Stories, 19th century, England, Novellas, Victorian Era, Aristocracy, nobility, Crimes, Police Officers, Thames
- First published
- 1891
- Original title
- Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of four of Wilde's short stories: "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," "The Sphinx without a Secret," "The Canterville Ghost," and "A Model Millionaire." Originally published in various London magazines in 1887, the pieces were eventually collected and published in book form in 1891. In these stories, generally described as social satires, Wilde parodied what he considered American naïveté as well as the cultural and social snobbery associated with the British aristocracy. Critics praise Wilde's literary achievement with these stories - particularly "The Canterville Ghost" and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime"--But note the relative neglect of his short fiction in light of the notoriety of his dramas and his novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891)