Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
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Oscar Wilde: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and other Stories. Wordsworth Classics
Includes five shortstories:
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Canterville Ghost
The Sphinx without a secret
The Model Millionaire
The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
March 2004: This one is now a bookray. The mailing order is in journal entry no. 5.
Includes five shortstories:
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Canterville Ghost
The Sphinx without a secret
The Model Millionaire
The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
March 2004: This one is now a bookray. The mailing order is in journal entry no. 5.
Lending this great book to tutmarie. Enjoy!
Read Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - a nice short story about believing in cheiromantics.
Haven't read the other stories yet.
Haven't read the other stories yet.
I´m glad you liked the book, tutmarie.
Now this one's going to travel around the world as a bookray.
The list of readers is as follows:
-ma- - France
michmaarufa - France
tijgetje - Holland
Caracas - Germany
Leseschaf - Germany
labmomnm - USA
tchouli - USA
WritinReader - USA
Ilios - USA
teenage-faerie USA
Amaranta20 - USA
lizkimi - USA
LastChanceToSee - USA
HallieK - USA
tom-m - USA
NMReader - USA
caligula03 - USA
jinnayah - USA
glade1 - USA
BrookeH - USA
nightraine56 - USA
katiesmama - USA
emmagoldmanzine - USA
The list of readers is as follows:
-ma- - France
michmaarufa - France
tijgetje - Holland
Caracas - Germany
Leseschaf - Germany
labmomnm - USA
tchouli - USA
WritinReader - USA
Ilios - USA
teenage-faerie USA
Amaranta20 - USA
lizkimi - USA
LastChanceToSee - USA
HallieK - USA
tom-m - USA
NMReader - USA
caligula03 - USA
jinnayah - USA
glade1 - USA
BrookeH - USA
nightraine56 - USA
katiesmama - USA
emmagoldmanzine - USA
It´s off in the mail to -ma- in France. Hope you enjoy it:-)
I received the book thursday and I put it in my TBR.
Thank you Majosim.
Thank you Majosim.
I didn't like all the stories at the same rate, but it was pleasant.
I have finished... and now, I can send it to michmaarufa (who would be very pleased to have another book in her TBR !)
I have finished... and now, I can send it to michmaarufa (who would be very pleased to have another book in her TBR !)
I received it today and will try to read it ASP.
to -ma- :
la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid... tu aurais pu attendre quelques semaines de plus :p
to -ma- :
la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid... tu aurais pu attendre quelques semaines de plus :p
Ok, so maybe it took the book a while to find it's way to the Netherlands, and maybe it got lost somewhere in michmaarufas house, but that doesn't matter cause here it is! I got it in the mail this week. This week I'll be going to Denmark to visit some friends. It's a very thin book so I hope to finish it before I get back.
Thanks Majosim, thanks michmaarufa.
Thanks Majosim, thanks michmaarufa.
I had never read anything by Oscar Wilde (and figured short stories might be an easy way to start) and I have been very pleasantly surprised. I really liked the stories, especialy the title story 'Lord Arthur Savile's crime'. Wildes writing style is very smooth and very funny. His stories are also a critical account of British upper circles in the nineteenth century.
The writing style reminded me of Roald Dahl (who has also written a lot of short stories which I would gladly recommend to anyone), although it is probably the other way around: Dahl reminds me of Wilde.
A very pleasant read. I'll send the book on it's way as soon as I receive Caracas' address.
(edit: Caracas didn't reply so I sent the book to Leseschaf instead)
The writing style reminded me of Roald Dahl (who has also written a lot of short stories which I would gladly recommend to anyone), although it is probably the other way around: Dahl reminds me of Wilde.
A very pleasant read. I'll send the book on it's way as soon as I receive Caracas' address.
(edit: Caracas didn't reply so I sent the book to Leseschaf instead)
Arrived today, but had to wait until I finished another ring.
Thanks tijgetje for sending and especially for your nice card.
Thanks tijgetje for sending and especially for your nice card.
Thanks Majosim for sharing this nice book. I really enjoy reading Oscar Wilde. Here it was especially The Canterville Ghost (which I already knew from a German audiobook, but it's much better in English) and The Model Millionaire. I gave up reading by the last story "Portrait of Mr. W.H." - not yet sure because of the my little understanding. That's what I really didn't like: knowing that I can't understand all the little nice word games, allutions, hints ...
I hope I can send the book on Wednesday to labmonmn - but I'll edit this post, when the book's gone.
Travelling againg: 22.6.2005
I hope I can send the book on Wednesday to labmonmn - but I'll edit this post, when the book's gone.
Travelling againg: 22.6.2005
Arrived in the mail yesterday - thanks, Leseschaf!
6 July '05 - I really like Wilde's stories! The only one in this collection that I'd already read was "The Canterville Ghost", which is one of my favorite short stories. The other stories in this book were all very nice....thanks for sharing!
Will mail to tchouli this weekend.
9 July '05 - Mailed to tchouli
6 July '05 - I really like Wilde's stories! The only one in this collection that I'd already read was "The Canterville Ghost", which is one of my favorite short stories. The other stories in this book were all very nice....thanks for sharing!
Will mail to tchouli this weekend.
9 July '05 - Mailed to tchouli
i have recvd the book
thanks
thanks
just excellent - i love oscar wilde. i particulary enjoyed the "canterville ghost". i had not read any of the ones included in this book.
thaks for sharing
thaks for sharing
mailed today to writinreader
enjoy!
enjoy!
It's here! I'll start reading it tonight.
It's been a real pleasure to read these stories again; thanks for sharing this great book! I'll send it to tom-m in a day or two.
8/19 Tom-M has asked to be skipped for at least one person because of a move and problems with post. I'll contact Ilios for an addy.
8/19 Tom-M has asked to be skipped for at least one person because of a move and problems with post. I'll contact Ilios for an addy.
I just got this in the mail today. I have a couple of rings/rays in front of this one, but it is a short stories book, so I'll read a story along my other readings. Thanks for sharing this!
Update 9/02/05
teenage-faerie stated on her profile that she is no longer interested in bookcrossing and would like to be skipped from all rings and rays. I contacted Amaranta20 today to get an address and get thsi book moving as soon as possible.
Update 9/02/05
teenage-faerie stated on her profile that she is no longer interested in bookcrossing and would like to be skipped from all rings and rays. I contacted Amaranta20 today to get an address and get thsi book moving as soon as possible.
I am almost done with this book. Of all the stories, The Canterbury Ghost, The Sphinx without a Secret, and The Model Millionaire are my favorites. I read The Portrait of Dorian Grey a long time ago and found Wilde's writing very rich and enthralling. These short stories were more humorous than that novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed Wilde's dry wit. ;o) I will be mailing this book to the next BXer tomorrow.
Journal Entry 22 by Ilios at post office in Mail, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, September 11, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (9/12/2005 UTC) at post office in Mail, Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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mailing to next BXer. Happy reading!
mailing to next BXer. Happy reading!
This arrived right when I was moving house. Sorry it took so long to journal. I'm looking forward to the read.
Sorry for stalling the ray. I'll be sending it off to the next person as soon as I get her address.
I'm a fan of Oscar Wilde (adore The Picture of Dorian Gray) and I quite liked this book. I had read the title story before but it was a long time ago and I liked re-reading it. The rest were new to me. I thought the W.H. one was very interesting. I think it must be Oscar Wilde's way of putting forth a theory he created but was unwilling to publish as a scholarly paper himself, because he included so many passionate proofs and I otherwise don't see the point of writing the story. It was very interesting though. I enjoyed the theory and wished it were true because it's so romantic.
I'm a fan of Oscar Wilde (adore The Picture of Dorian Gray) and I quite liked this book. I had read the title story before but it was a long time ago and I liked re-reading it. The rest were new to me. I thought the W.H. one was very interesting. I think it must be Oscar Wilde's way of putting forth a theory he created but was unwilling to publish as a scholarly paper himself, because he included so many passionate proofs and I otherwise don't see the point of writing the story. It was very interesting though. I enjoyed the theory and wished it were true because it's so romantic.
