# Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde.

- [Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/lord-arthur-savile-s-crime.md): Lord Arthur Savile attends Lady Windermere's reception where a chiromantist, Mr. Podgers, reads his palm and reveals that he will commit a murder. Horrified by the prophecy, Arthur becomes consumed by the idea that he mu
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/i.md): At Lady Windermere's reception, the chiromantist Mr. Podgers reads Lord Arthur Savile's palm and secretly reveals a terrible fate, leaving Lord Arthur in a state of dread and existential crisis as he contemplates destiny
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/ii.md): Lord Arthur Savile, after having his palm read by Mr. Podgers and learning he is destined to commit murder, flees into the night in a state of terror and despair. He wanders through London, haunted by the word 'murder,' 
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/iii.md): Lord Arthur Savile awakens resolved to fulfill the prophecy by committing a murder before marrying Sybil Merton. He rationalizes his duty, selects Lady Clementina Beauchamp as his victim, and obtains aconitine poison fro
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/iv.md): Lord Arthur returns to Venice, learns of Lady Clementina's natural death, and prepares to marry Sybil. While clearing out Lady Clementina's house, Sybil discovers the silver bonbonnière containing the poison capsule, rev
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/v.md): Lord Arthur, after the failure of the poison plot, decides to blow up his uncle, the Dean of Chichester, using an explosive clock. He seeks help from Count Rouvaloff, who directs him to Herr Winckelkopf, a German anarchi
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/vi.md): Lord Arthur and Sybil marry three weeks later at St. Peter's, surrounded by fashionable society. Years later, with two children, Lady Windermere visits and questions their happiness. Lord Arthur reveals he believes in ch
- [The Canterville Ghost](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/the-canterville-ghost.md): The Otis family moves into Canterville Chase, despite warnings that the house is haunted. They encounter the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville, who attempts to frighten them but is met with mockery and practical jokes. T
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/i.md): The Otis family, including Mr. Hiram B. Otis, Mrs. Otis, Washington Otis, Virginia Otis, and the twins, move into Canterville Chase despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the estate is haunted. Upon arrival, they en
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/ii.md): The Canterville Ghost, humiliated by the Otis family's lack of fear, recalls his past triumphs and plots revenge. The bloodstain reappears despite Washington's cleaning efforts. Mr. Otis offers the ghost lubricant for hi
- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/iii.md): The Canterville Ghost attempts to frighten the Otis family but is repeatedly outwitted. He is tricked by a fake ghost made from household items, fails to scare the twins, and is offered indigestion remedy by Mrs. Otis. T
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/iv.md): The Canterville Ghost, weakened and humiliated by the Otis family's relentless pranks, retreats to his room. He attempts to fulfill his supernatural duties with caution but is continually thwarted by the twins' traps, in
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/v.md): Virginia encounters the Canterville Ghost in the Tapestry Chamber, where she finds him in deep despair. She comforts him, and they discuss his past sins and his longing for death. The Ghost reveals an ancient prophecy th
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/vi.md): Virginia Otis disappears, causing a frantic search by her family and the young Duke of Cheshire. After a night of failed efforts, she reappears mysteriously, leading them to the ghost's skeleton in a secret room, where s
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/vii.md): The funeral of Sir Simon, the Canterville Ghost, takes place at night with a grand procession. Virginia lays a cross of almond-blossoms on his coffin. Afterwards, Mr. Otis tries to return the ghost's jewels to Lord Cante
- [The Sphinx Without a Secret](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/the-sphinx-without-a-secret.md): Lord Murchison recounts to a friend his obsessive love for the enigmatic Lady Alroy, whose secretive behavior leads him to discover she rented a room solely to sit in solitude, revealing her as a woman with a mania for m
- [The Model Millionaire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/the-model-millionaire.md): Hughie Erskine, a charming but impoverished young man, visits his friend Alan Trevor's studio and, out of pity, gives a sovereign to an old beggar model. He later learns that the beggar is actually Baron Hausberg, a weal
- [The Portrait of Mr. W. H.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/the-portrait-of-mr-w-h.md): The narrator dines with Erskine, and their conversation turns to literary forgeries. Erskine reveals that his friend Cyril Graham, who believed Shakespeare's sonnets were addressed to a boy-actor named Willie Hughes, for
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/i.md): The narrator dines with Erskine, and their conversation turns to literary forgeries. Erskine reveals that his friend Cyril Graham forged a portrait of Mr. W. H. to prove his theory that the young man addressed in Shakesp
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/ii.md): The narrator awakens and immerses himself in Shakespeare's Sonnets, finding evidence for Cyril Graham's theory that Mr. W. H. is Willie Hughes, a boy-actor. He interprets the sonnets as Shakespeare's invitation for Hughe
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/iii.md): The narrator recounts his attempt to persuade Erskine to embrace Cyril Graham's Willie Hughes theory, only to experience a sudden loss of faith himself. Despite his efforts to dissuade Erskine, Erskine becomes a fervent 
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lord_arthur_savile_s_crime_and_other_stories_se/chapters/endnotes.md): This chapter contains endnotes referencing various sonnets, likely providing citations or explanatory notes for the preceding text.

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