Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian's own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, reality, art, life, truth, fiction and the burden of conscience. Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together ... |
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Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he ... |
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In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late 19 th century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Dorian Gray is young, arrogant, and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realization that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms forever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with the man he has become. A perfect depiction of fin-de-siècle decadence, Oscar Wilde's only novel ... |
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Dorian Gray was written by the famous Oskar Wilde and has been adapted for Elementary-Level readers. This story is about Dorian Gray who has had a picture of him painted by an admirer called Basil Hallward. Dorian wishes he would never age like the picture as he places it in the attic. But his wish has tragic consequences. This book is in British English. Key features: carefully controlled information, structure and vocabulary; some difficult words and phrases are explained with pictures; the book has around 1100 basic words for Elementary-level students; free resources including worksheets, tests and author data ... |
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Оказва се, че на пръв поглед сложната картинка е съставена от логически свързани помежду си дървени елементи. Пет от картинките, например, са плодове, други пет са само морски животни, а някои са само превозни средства. Можеш да ли откриеш всички тях и да ги подредиш в една редичка? За твое улеснение можеш да погледнеш и шарените плочки отляво, където са събрани всички животни от даденият вид. Забавлявай се докато търсиш, подреждаш и назоваваш различните дървени плочки с предмети, животни, фигури, плодове, насекоми и превозни средства, и развиваш своята концентрация и логическо мислене! ... |
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Based on the story of Oscar Wilde. Retold by Jill Nevile. ... "When we are happy, we are always good", says Lord Henry, "but when we are good, we are not always happy." Lord Henry's lazy, clever words lead the young Dorian Gray into a world where it is better to be beautiful than to be good, a world where anything can be forgiven - even murder - if it can make people laugh at a dinner party. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 10.245 ... |
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In this book illustrated by Alan Burton, there are two nineteenth-century ghost stories - "The House in the Picture" and "Abbot Thomas' Treasure". The House in the Picture Mr. Williams has an old picture of a house. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very interesting picture. Then the picture tells Mr. Williams a terrible story. Abbot Thomas' Treasure An archaeologist finds some gold in an old church. It has been hidden for three hundred years. But the guardian of the gold returns, and the guardian of the treasure is angry. This book is in ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. The right place at the right time? Photographer Ken Harada thinks so when he gets a fantastic photo of a famous sumo star who is visiting Tokyo. However, it becomes clear that somebody wants that photo badly and will do anything to get it. Life suddenly becomes very dangerous for Ken and when he develops the photo he realises why. ... |
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Original score by Joshua Homme. ... |
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Саундтракът към предстоящия мюзикъл на 20th Century Fox включва оригинални песни от носителите на Оскар Бендж Пасек и Джъстин Пол (La La Land). The Greatest Showman е оригинален мюзикъл, който отбелязва раждането на шоубизнеса и чувството, което изпитваме, когато мечтите ни станат реалност. Филмът разказва историята на един мечтател, който израства от нищото, за да създаде хипнотизиращ спектакъл, който се превръща в световна сензация. The Greatest Showman е режисиран от новия режисьор Майкъл Грайсий, с песни от носителите на Оскар Бендж Пасек и Джъстин Пол и с участието на номинирания за Оскар Хю Джакман. Към Джакман се ... |
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ELI Vocabulary in Pictures Junior is a new vibrant and user-friendly resource designed to make learning basic English vocabulary engaging and enjoyable for young learners. Learning English is easy and fun with ELi Vocabulary in Pictures! Vocabulary in pictures English: Thematic Scenes: 45 engaging and colourful scenes cover everyday topics, helping students learn vocabulary in context which makes learning new words intuitive and fun. Extensive Word List: over 1000 words, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, and prepositions, to build a strong vocabulary foundation which supports young learners at the beginning stages ... |
