Le crime de Lord Arthur Savile

Lord Arthur Savile, a charming young aristocrat, is stunned when a palm‑reader predicts that he must commit murder before he can marry. The revelation turns his impending wedding into a moral dilemma, forcing him to weigh love against a bizarre sense of duty. Determined to honor the prophecy, he embarks on a discreet quest to find a suitable victim, all while preserving the façade of genteel society.

Wilde’s tale twines razor‑sharp wit with the absurdity of Victorian conventions, exposing how a seemingly trivial forecast can upend a life of privilege. As Arthur moves through glittering receptions and encounters a colorful cast of characters, the story becomes a clever meditation on fate, responsibility, and the thin line between propriety and transgression. Listeners will be drawn into a world where the stakes are as high as the tea parties, and every turn reveals the elegant irony at the heart of the narrative.