Le Crime de Lord Arthur Savile et autres contes/Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde

Le Crime de Lord Arthur Savile et autres contes/Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde

Parallel Text/Dual Language Paperback, 160 pages

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. In the main story Lord Aurthur Saville is introduced to a chiromantist who reads his palm and tells him he will become a murderer. Lord Arthur, who wants to marry and live a happy life decides he cannot do that until he has committed the murder.

The book also contains:

• The Canterville Ghost
• The Sphinx Without a Secret
• The Model Millionaire.

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«Une fois dans sa chambre, il se jeta sur un canapé et ses yeux s'emplirent de larmes. Il avait fait de son mieux pour commettre le meurtre, mais il avait échoué à deux reprises sans que ce fût sa faute. Il avait essayé de faire son devoir, mais le Destin lui-même semblait s'acharner à le trahir.»

Traduction de l' anglais : Léo Lack