Oscar Wilde:

The sphinx without a secret

Oscar Wilde

•He was born in Dublin in 1854.

•His mother was a writer too.

•He died in Paris in 1900.

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• He studied in many universities, as Oxford or the Trinity College.

• He was in prison for 2 years.

He wrote The sphinx without a secret in 1891

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Main characters:Main characters:

OswaldOswald

Lord MurchisonLord Murchison

Lady AlroyLady Alroy

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Oswald saw his friend Lord Murchison in a Oswald saw his friend Lord Murchison in a restaurant. They hadn’t met for ten years. restaurant. They hadn’t met for ten years.

Murchison was strange and Oswald thought that Murchison was strange and Oswald thought that it was because of a woman.it was because of a woman.

The sphinx without a secretThe sphinx without a secret Oswald and Murchison went to a calm place to talk.Oswald and Murchison went to a calm place to talk.

By the way, they saw a yellow carriage and Murchison By the way, they saw a yellow carriage and Murchison didn’t like this colour…didn’t like this colour…

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Murchison showed Oswald a Murchison showed Oswald a photograph of a mysterious photograph of a mysterious woman and he asked about her. woman and he asked about her.

Murchison told a story. Murchison told a story.

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One day, Murchison saw a yellow carriage where One day, Murchison saw a yellow carriage where there was a very pretty woman. there was a very pretty woman.

He was looking for the woman for some days. He was looking for the woman for some days.

Finally, Lord Murchison was invited to a party Finally, Lord Murchison was invited to a party where he saw Lady Alroy and he fell in love with where he saw Lady Alroy and he fell in love with her. her.

The sphinx without a secretThe sphinx without a secret When Murchison went to visit her, the servant said that she When Murchison went to visit her, the servant said that she

wasn’t at home.wasn’t at home.

Alroy answered Murchison’s letter and she accepted to Alroy answered Murchison’s letter and she accepted to meetmeet another day another day

The sphinx without a secretThe sphinx without a secret Murchison surprised her while she was going into a Murchison surprised her while she was going into a

ballroom.ballroom.

Her headscarf fell down and Murchison picked it up. Her headscarf fell down and Murchison picked it up.

The sphinx without a secretThe sphinx without a secret Murchison went to talk to her but she lied to him.Murchison went to talk to her but she lied to him.

He got angry, insulted her and he left.He got angry, insulted her and he left.

The sphinx without a secretThe sphinx without a secret Later, he received a letter from Alroy and gave it back Later, he received a letter from Alroy and gave it back

without opening it.without opening it.

He went abroad that nightHe went abroad that night

When he came back, Alroy had died.When he came back, Alroy had died.

The sphinx without a secretThe sphinx without a secret He decided to investigate why she was so mysterious.He decided to investigate why she was so mysterious.

He discovered that Lady Alroy He discovered that Lady Alroy liked to be the main liked to be the main character on the mysterious books that she read.character on the mysterious books that she read.