skullcrusher_'s Reading List
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Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale (1851) by HermanMelville
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"Moby-Dick" tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab has one purpose on this voyage: to seek out Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, which now drives Ahab to take revenge.
A STUDY IN SCARLET (Completed) by ArthurConanDoyle
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A Study in Scarlet is a 1887 detective novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become two of the most famous characters in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, an amateur detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it." Cover by the wonderful @-capetown
The rats in the walls (HP Lovecraft) by ViolentWatermelon
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The rats in the walls, by HP Lovecraft
Emily Dickinson: Poem Collections  by plshelpme124838
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All rights go to Emily Dickinson
Oscar Wilde Quotes by windoverheaven
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The most amazing quotes from Oscar Wilde.
Oscar Wilde-Poem Compilation by CatieDalleLydon
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"The Happy Prince" by MrWitty
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"The Happy Prince was written by Oscar Wilde In 1888 and has continued to enchant its readers for over a century." *To All Readers Please tell your friends to also read this, Thank You!* Original Book Written By Oscar Wilde. *credita to him... Enjoy!
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by OscarWilde
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"The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ in order to escape burdensome social obligations.
OSCAR WILDE - HIS LIFE AND CONFESSIONS BY FRANK HARRIS (Completed) by OscarWilde
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THE CRUCIFIXION OF THE GUILTY IS STILL MORE AWE-INSPIRING THAN THE CRUCIFIXION OF THE INNOCENT; WHAT DO WE MEN KNOW OF INNOCENCE?
A House of Pomegranates (1891) by OscarWilde
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"A House of Pomegranates" is a collection of fairy tales. "The Young King" tells the story of the illegitimate shepherd son of the recently dead king's daughter of an unnamed country. Being his only heir, he is brought to the palace to await his accession. "The Birthday of the Infanta" is about a hunchbacked dwarf, found in the woods by courtiers of the King of Spain. The hunchback's father sells him to the palace for the amusement of the king's daughter, the Infanta, on her twelfth birthday. In "The Fisherman and his Soul," a young Fisherman finds a Mermaid and wants nothing more than to marry her, but he cannot, for one cannot live underwater if one has a soul. "The Star-Child" is the story of an infant boy found abandoned in the woods by a poor woodcutter, who pities him and takes him in. He grows up to be exceedingly beautiful, but vain, cruel, and arrogant, believing himself to be the divine child of the stars. Cover done by @zonaamind