Lord Arthur Savile's Crime


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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!




Lord Arthur Savile's Crime


Book Description

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!




Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories


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Lord Arthur Savile s Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. It includes: Lord Arthur Savile s Crime The Canterville Ghost The Sphinx Without a Secret The Model Millionaire In later editions, another story, The Portrait of Mr. W. H., was added to the collection.




Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, And Other Stories


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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, And Other Stories Oscar Wilde - Lord Arthur Saviles Crime, And Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. This story was first published in The Court and Society Review, in late 1887. The main character, Lord Arthur Savile, is introduced by Lady Windermere to Mr Septimus R. Podgers, a chiromantist, who reads his palm and tells him that it is his destiny to be a murderer. Lord Arthur wants to marry, but decides he has no right to do so until he has committed the murder.His first attempted murder victim is his elderly Aunt Clementina, who suffers from heartburn. Pretending it is medicine, Lord Arthur gives her a capsule of poison.




Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, And Other Stories Illustrated


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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. This story was first published in The Court and Society Review, in late 1887. The main character, Lord Arthur Savile, is introduced by Lady Windermere to Mr Septimus R. Podgers, a chiromantist, who reads his palm and tells him that it is his destiny to be a murderer. Lord Arthur wants to marry, but decides he has no right to do so until he has committed the murder.










Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, And Other Stories Annotated


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"Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, And Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. This story was first published in The Court and Society Review, in late 1887. The main character, Lord Arthur Savile, is introduced by Lady Windermere to Mr Septimus R. Podgers, a chiromantist, who reads his palm and tells him that it is his destiny to be a murderer. Lord Arthur wants to marry, but decides he has no right to do so until he has committed the murder.His first attempted murder victim is his elderly Aunt Clementina, who suffers from heartburn. Pretending it is medicine, Lord Arthur gives her a capsule of poison."