Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

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Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications.

Oscar Wilde

More information about this quote

Topic

Men and women Life as performance

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: The Portrait of Mr. W.H. and Other Stories

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime." Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: The Portrait of Mr. W.H. and Other Stories. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1891.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.