'He was not blind to the fact that murder, like the religions of the Pagan world, requires a victim as well as a priest...'This selection includes three of Wilde's brilliant short stories, all reflect
《老鬼當家》於1891年出版,收錄在《亞瑟?沙維爵士的罪行》(Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories)的成人故事集裡,內容有六篇新寫的故事,另外還有兩篇作者最受歡迎的兒童故事〈快樂王子〉(The Happy Prince)和〈忠實的朋友〉(The Devoted Friend)。 本書故事描繪一個美國家庭(歐提斯家),向一位英國貴族(康德維爵士)