Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Oscar Wilde wrote I don't defend my conduct, I explain it, when he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol in 1895 for his violation of England's stringent laws against homosexuality. Wilde's nototious liaison with the Marquess of Queensberry's son, Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie), had so inflamed the Marquess that he made public attacks on Wilde's character and morals. In return, Wilde sued for slader, an…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.' Including some of Oscar Wilde's most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The novel was a success de scandale and the book was later used as…
Скачать книгу (размер 524 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 104) Аннотация: One of a graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories, The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece of love and mistaken identity. It first appeared on the stage in 1895 and has been hugely popular ever since.
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me; but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar but the beggar is not what he seems. And Lord Murchison falls in love with a mystery woman but…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Gwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh. This is a wonderful play by one of the greatest writers of his time.
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: The Happy Prince is a beautiful golden statue high up on a column in the city. Everyone loves him. He Feels sad about the city's poor people, but what can he do? He can't leave his column. Then the swallow arrives, and helps the Happy Prince to do many good things. But what about the swallow's dream of flying to Egypt? And what does the Mayor do when the Happy Prince loses all his gold?
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Il pittore Basil Hallward ha ritratto il giovane Dorian Gray, di eccezionale fascino. Questi, ossessionato dall'idea di invecchiare e perdere la sua avvenenza ottiene, grazie a un sortilegio, che ogni segno che il passare del tempo e i vizi potrebbero lasciare sul suo viso compaiano solo sul ritratto. Avido di piaceri e sregolatezze, si abbandona agli eccessi e ai delitti più sfrenati senza…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Strange and wonderful things happen in t seven short stories. Oscar Wilde takes us into a world of kings and queens, mermaids and witches, giants and dwarfs, and talking animals. Exciting and amusing, happy and sad, these stories are for all ages.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When Dorian Grays portrait is painted it reveals him to be a man of outer beauty. He realizes then that he cannot possibly stay as young as that time. He makes a shocking wish, which comes true. No matter how he behaved, he stayed youthful and his portrait became older and older. Read the tales stunning conclusion in this striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic…
Скачать книгу (размер 152 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 31) Аннотация: A beutiful sad tale unfolds when an unusual friendship between a statue of a prince and a swallow is developed. Pack (Student‘s Book, Activity Book, CD).
Скачать книгу (размер 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 60) Аннотация: Classic Stories which have been carefully graded for each level according to vocabulary, grammatical structures, sentence length and plot complexity. The ideal springboard for the development of learner's reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. When the handsome Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he jokes that it is unfair for him to grow old and the portrait to stay young. Pack…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: This famous play by Oscar Wilde is one of the finest comedies in the English language. Algernon knows that his friend Jack does not always tell the truth. For example, in town his name is Ernest, while in the country he calls himself Jack. And who is the girl who gives him presents from little Cecily, with all her love? But when the beautiful Gwendolen Fairfax says that she can only love a man…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote delightfully entertaining works of short fiction. This volume contains four of his finest. Most celebrated is The Canterville Ghost, a delightfully comical tale centering around the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville, who for some 300 years has terrorized the residents and employees of Canterville Chase. When…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The master of wit and irony Published here alongside their evocative original illustrations, these fairy tales, as Oscar Wilde himself explained, were written partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: In Dorian Gray, Wilde's full-length novel, a fashionable young man sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Also included in the volume are three of the Irish master storyteller's short works.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Издание полностью на английском языке. Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения.
Скачать книгу (размер 315 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 63) Аннотация: Helbling Readers Blue Series is designed for teenagers and young adults. Readers can choose from sensitively adapted teen-relevant classics and a gripping selection of original fiction.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Helbling Readers Red Series is aimed at young teenagers. It includes a selection of adapted classics and original fiction to get your students reading for pleasure right from beginner level.
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: «Dorian Gray must be an interesting young man», said Harry. «I don't want you to meet him», replied Basil quickly. «You don't want me to meet him?» «No». Suddenly Basil's servant came out into the garden. «Mr Dorian Gray is here, sir. He is in the studio», he said. «I will have to meet Dorian now», said Harry, laughing. • Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises. • Notes about the life of Oscar…