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 all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth.
ISBN: 9781847493729
Издательство:
Alma Books
Дата выхода: август 2020
A dark, gothic tale of romance... and murder. In the right dose, everything is a poison. Jessamine has spent her whole life in a cottage close to her father`s apothecary garden, surrounded by medicinal plants and herbs that could kill her -- although her father has never allowed her into the most dangerous part of the grounds... the poison garden. And so she`s never had reason to be afraid -- until now. Because now a newcomer has come to live with the family, a quiet but strangely attractive orphan boy named Weed. Though Weed doesn`t say much in words, he has an instant talent for the apothecary`s trade, seeming to possess a close bond with the plants of the garden. Soon, he and Jessamine also share a close bond. But little does...
ISBN: 978-0-00-735443-6
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Джеймс Фенимор Купер - известный американский романист и сатирик, классик приключенческой литературы. Его произведения заставляют задуматься о нашем месте в мире и месте людей нас окружающих. "Прерия" - это последний роман о Натти Бампо, главном герое историко-приключенческой пенталогии Фенимора Купера "Кожаный чулок". Читателя ждут невообразимые приключения, смелые и статные индейцы, лихой сюжет и...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05765-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
A burning curiosity draws Rudolf Rassendyll, a young Englishman, to Ruritania to see the coronation of the new King. His distinctive red hair and long sharp nose bear witness to the ancestral indiscretion that links his blood with that of the ruling monarchy. There he is thrown into a series of adventures beyond his wildest dreams. For the King is kidnapped by his treacherous brother, the Duke of Strelsau, and only Rudolf can save him. His own life in danger, he battles to outwit not only the Duke and his evil henchmen but the ruthless young Rupert Hentzau, who 'feared neither man nor devil'. At the same time he finds himself irresistibly attracted to the beautiful Princess Flavia, the betrothed of the King. Издание...
ISBN: 978-0-14062-421-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2010
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Irish satirist, essayist, prose writer and poet, who has found his calling as a cleric of St Patrick`s Cathedral in Dublin. This book is the first volume of the extensive collection of Swift`s best poems.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07561-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
Henri Matisse`s work, with its unmistakable grace and mastery of brilliant color, continues to command enormous popular interest, inspiring a new blockbuster exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2003. Hand-held in size, this compact collection manages to be affordable and comprehensive guide to the artist`s work. Included are all genres and periods of his work–from the early Fauvist explosions of color and fluid-lined portraits, to the graphic cut-paper collages. Introducing the paintings is an insightful essay by celebrated art critic Robert Hughes. This book is an essential resource for students as well as for all art lovers, and represents an extraordinarily good value. No other book on the artist offers as many...
ISBN: 978-0-7893-0843-6
Издательство:
Rizzolli
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Coyotito, the baby boy, is to be the future for his parents, the young couple Kino and Juana, pearl fishers on the Gulf of California. The boy is to go to school and learn to read, so that he will know what is in the books. That will give knowledge and freedom to him and, through him, to his parents. All that is needed is money to pay for the school. Money will come when they sell the great pearl they have found. Then they will even be able to buy some new clothes, and to get married in church. That is their well-laid plan. Steinbeck tells you what becomes of it.
ISBN: 978-87-23-90118-7
Издательство:
Easy Readers
Дата выхода: август 2008
With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel`s daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more to be the first female president. Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world-and to build a future with the woman he loves. With Florentyna`s ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception reaches out from the past-a blood feud between two generations that threatens to destroy everything Florentyna and Richard have fought to achieve.
ISBN: 978-0-312-99714-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2013
What? A princess?? Me??? Yeah, right. Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there`s nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First Mom announces that she`s dating Mia`s Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn`t have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance?
ISBN: 978-0-06-147993-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
When the exquisitely handsome Dorian Gray sees his portrait he dreams of remaining young forever while his painted image grows old and, in a sudden moment, he offers his soul in return for perpetual youth. While his beauty remains unblemished, the porrrair begins to reflect the wildness and degradation of his soul as he surrenders to a worship of pleasure and infinite passion. The Picture of Dorian Gray caused outrage when it was first published in 1890 and marked the onset of Oscar Wilde\'s own fatal reputation and eventual downfall. An evocative portrayal of London life and a powerful blast against the hypocrisies of Victorian polite society it has become one of Oscar Wilde\'s most celebrated works, full of the flamboyant wit for...
ISBN: 0-14-062033-8
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2002
Who is the Phantom of the Opera? And who is training the young singer, Christine Daae? Gaston Leroux`s chilling tale uncovers the secrets behind the horror which haunts the Paris Opera House. Retold by Jenny Dooley.
ISBN: 9781844669585
Издательство:
Express Publishing
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
