Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
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"Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories" is a collection of darkly comic and macabre short stories by Oscar Wilde that showcase his wit, satire, and fascination with Victorian morals and manners.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories canonical | 2 |
| Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime | 1 |
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Target entity: Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories Context triple: [Oscar Wilde, notableWork, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories]
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The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in which Gregory Peck plays a defense attorney entangled in a complex murder trial involving a beautiful widow.
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The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers is a novella by Henry James that explores themes of literary obsession, secrecy, and moral ambiguity through a scholar’s attempt to obtain the private papers of a deceased poet from his reclusive former lover.
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C.
The Crime Wave at Blandings
"The Crime Wave at Blandings" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth and his eccentric household embroiled in a series of comic mishaps involving firearms and misunderstandings.
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D.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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E.
The Skin Game
The Skin Game is a 1920 play by English writer John Galsworthy that explores class conflict and moral compromise through a bitter feud between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories Target entity description: "Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories" is a collection of darkly comic and macabre short stories by Oscar Wilde that showcase his wit, satire, and fascination with Victorian morals and manners.
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A.
The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in which Gregory Peck plays a defense attorney entangled in a complex murder trial involving a beautiful widow.
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B.
The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers is a novella by Henry James that explores themes of literary obsession, secrecy, and moral ambiguity through a scholar’s attempt to obtain the private papers of a deceased poet from his reclusive former lover.
-
C.
The Crime Wave at Blandings
"The Crime Wave at Blandings" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth and his eccentric household embroiled in a series of comic mishaps involving firearms and misunderstandings.
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D.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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E.
The Skin Game
The Skin Game is a 1920 play by English writer John Galsworthy that explores class conflict and moral compromise through a bitter feud between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
The Canterville Ghost ⓘ The Model Millionaire ⓘ The Sphinx Without a Secret ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for wit and irony ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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macabre fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of The Canterville Ghost
ⓘ
radio adaptations of stories ⓘ stage adaptations of The Canterville Ghost ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | available via online public-domain libraries ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no ⓘ |
| hasISBN | various editions with different ISBNs ⓘ |
| influenced | later comic ghost stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Aestheticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
epigrammatic prose
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacterInContainedWork |
Lord Arthur Savile
ⓘ
The Canterville Ghost ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Simon de Canterville
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration in most stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of macabre plots and humor
ⓘ
satire of Victorian upper-class society ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories self-link ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Oscar Wilde’s prose fiction ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| publisher |
James R. Osgood & Co.
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surface form:
James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.
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| settingPeriod | late Victorian era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Victorian morals
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class and status ⓘ crime and conscience ⓘ marriage and society ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ supernatural elements ⓘ |
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