It was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber. His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and h
It was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber. His courtiers had all taken t...
. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one centre of pain. The paralysing immobility of a life every circumstance of which is regulated after an unchangeable pattern, so that we eat and drink and lie down and pray, or kneel at least for prayer, according to the inflexible laws of an iron formula: this immobile quality, that makes each dreadful day in the very minutest detail like its brother, seems to communicate itself to...
. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself...
Published in 1891 this book is a collection of mysteries with a comic overtone. The stories included are Lard Arthur Savile's Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Spinx Without a Secret, The Model Millionaire, and The Portrait of Mr. W H
Published in 1891 this book is a collection of mysteries with a comic overtone. The stories included are Lard Arthur Savile's Crime, The Canterville G...
. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one centre of pain. The paralysing immobility of a life every circumstance of which is regulated after an unchangeable pattern, so that we eat and drink and lie down and pray, or kneel at least for prayer, according to the inflexible laws of an iron formula: this immobile quality, that makes each dreadful day in the very minutest detail like its brother, seems to communicate itself to...
. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself...
This 1895 play revolves around blackmail and political corruption. The theme of public and private honor runs throughout the work. The play opens at a fashionable dinner party in London. Several guests are involved in a plot to build a canal through Argentina. Blackmail, past love interests, and deceit are rampant. Surprisingly there just may be a happy ending after all.
This 1895 play revolves around blackmail and political corruption. The theme of public and private honor runs throughout the work. The play opens at a...
This four act play revolves around a good woman. This comedy is a satire on Victorian culture and marriage. Lady Windermere is afraid her husband is having an affair. His reaction when she confronts him is to invite the other woman to her birthday celebration. When Lady Windermere leaves her husband for a lover the other women sacrifices herself to help save the marriage. So in reality who is the good woman?
This four act play revolves around a good woman. This comedy is a satire on Victorian culture and marriage. Lady Windermere is afraid her husband is h...
. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one centre of pain. The paralysing immobility of a life every circumstance of which is regulated after an unchangeable pattern, so that we eat and drink and lie down and pray, or kneel at least for prayer, according to the inflexible laws of an iron formula: this immobile quality, that makes each dreadful day in the very minutest detail like its brother, seems to communicate itself to...
. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself...
Basil Hallward, an artist, meets Dorian Gray and paints his portrait. The artist is so infatuated with Dorian's beauty that he begins to believe it is the reason for his quality of art. Dorian becomes convinced that beauty is all-important and wishes his portrait could age instead of him. Beware of what you have wish for! Each time Dorian commits a sin his portrait ages, showing him what is happening to his soul.
Basil Hallward, an artist, meets Dorian Gray and paints his portrait. The artist is so infatuated with Dorian's beauty that he begins to believe it is...
