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Uncle Bernac - A Memory of the Empir
by Arthur Conan DoyleI dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart. None the less I took it out of my pocket, and, sitting on the side of the lugger, I went over it again with as much attention as if it were for the first time. It was written in a prim, angular hand, such as one might expect from a man who h..
The Croxley Master - A Great Tale Of The Prize Ring
by Arthur Conan DoyleMR. ROBERT MONTGOMERY was seated at his desk, his head upon his hands, in a state of the blackest despondency. Before him was the open ledger with the long columns of Dr. Oldacre's prescriptions. At his elbow lay the wooden tray with the labels in various partitions, the cork box, the lumps of twisted sealing-wax, while in front a rank of empty bot..
Salome - A Tragedy in One Act
by Oscar WildeSalome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Jokanaan ..
The Soul of Man under Socialism
by Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man under Socialism is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity.[1] The writing of "The Soul of Man" followed Wilde's conversion to anarchist philosophy, following his reading of the works of Peter Kropotkin. In "The Soul of Man" Wilde argues that, under capitalism, "t..
Intentions
by Oscar WildeIntentions our print magazine is published and sent to members four times a year. It records the events and proceedings of the Society, as well as items of wider interest to Wildeans, such as plays, exhibitions and new books. Future society events and booking information are always published in Intentions, which is a full colour, illustrated public..
Poems, with The Ballad of Reading Gaol
by Oscar WildeThe Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile in Berneval-le-Grand, after his release from Reading Gaol on 19 May 1897. Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading after being convicted of homosexual offences in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison. During his imprisonment, on Tuesday, 7 July 1896, a hanging too..
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other Stories
by Oscar WildeLord 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 co..
Essays and Lectures
by Oscar WildeWith the exception of the Poems in Prose this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting. The Rise of Historical Criticism is interesting to admirers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least born of all the late Victorian writers..