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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories

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:


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Oscar Wilde photo

“The proper basis for marriage is a mutual misunderstanding.”

Source: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories

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“Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.”

Source: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories

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