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The picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde ; adapted by Fern Siegel ; illustrations by Pablo Marcos Studio.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Great illustrated classics (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Baronet Books, [2018], 2008.Description: 240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781603400664
  • 1603400664
Related works:
  • Adaptation of (work): Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, Picture of Dorian Gray [author.]
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The fateful meeting -- A wish is granted -- A romantic background -- Dorian Gray falls in love -- The Vane family learns of the affair -- Lord Henry and Basil discuss the engagement -- A great disappointment -- The horror begins -- A rude awakening -- Sibyl commits suicide -- Basil almost discovers the dreaded secret -- An evil book changes everything -- Basil tries to save his friend -- The truth is revealed -- A murder is committed -- Erasing the crime -- Revenge! -- A second murder -- Confronting sin -- A bitter end.
Summary: "Dorian Gray is an incredibly handsome young man, rich and favored, with everything to live for. But bad companions encourage the worst in him, and in a reckless moment, Dorian makes an impossible wish-- to stay young forever, as unchanging as the wonderful portrait that has just been painted of him. But the portrait does change, in the most frightening, incredible ways. All of Dorian's deeds become etched on the picture. As he goes from evil to evil, the portrait becomes a hideous reflection of all that is worst in him. Dorian tries to repent-- but can he?"--Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction GREAT IL PICTURE Processing 33111011324841
Total holds: 0

"F224-47"--Spine.

The fateful meeting -- A wish is granted -- A romantic background -- Dorian Gray falls in love -- The Vane family learns of the affair -- Lord Henry and Basil discuss the engagement -- A great disappointment -- The horror begins -- A rude awakening -- Sibyl commits suicide -- Basil almost discovers the dreaded secret -- An evil book changes everything -- Basil tries to save his friend -- The truth is revealed -- A murder is committed -- Erasing the crime -- Revenge! -- A second murder -- Confronting sin -- A bitter end.

"Dorian Gray is an incredibly handsome young man, rich and favored, with everything to live for. But bad companions encourage the worst in him, and in a reckless moment, Dorian makes an impossible wish-- to stay young forever, as unchanging as the wonderful portrait that has just been painted of him. But the portrait does change, in the most frightening, incredible ways. All of Dorian's deeds become etched on the picture. As he goes from evil to evil, the portrait becomes a hideous reflection of all that is worst in him. Dorian tries to repent-- but can he?"--Back cover.

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