The picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde.
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TextPublisher: Leicester [England] : Thorpe, Ulverscroft, 2012Edition: Large print editionDescription: 368 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444810684; 1444810685Subject(s): Conduct of life -- Fiction | Youthfulness -- Fiction | Portraits -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Large type books. Summary: Lord Henry Wotton observes the artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of a handsome young man named Dorian Gray. When he asks to meet Dorian, Basil is at first hesitant, but agrees. Dorian, who had been completely unaware of his own beauty, becomes enthralled by Lord Wotton's world view and begins to think that beauty is the only worthwhile aspect of life - the only thing left to pursue. However, Dorian realises that his beauty will fade and expresses, out loud, a desire to sell his soul to ensure that the portrait Basil is painting will age - whilst his own appearance remains unchanged...
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111077405072 |
Lord Henry Wotton observes the artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of a handsome young man named Dorian Gray. When he asks to meet Dorian, Basil is at first hesitant, but agrees. Dorian, who had been completely unaware of his own beauty, becomes enthralled by Lord Wotton's world view and begins to think that beauty is the only worthwhile aspect of life - the only thing left to pursue. However, Dorian realises that his beauty will fade and expresses, out loud, a desire to sell his soul to ensure that the portrait Basil is painting will age - whilst his own appearance remains unchanged...
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