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Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3 The Picture of Dorian Gray Audio CD Pack

Oscar Wilde
Retold by Jill Nevile

STAGE 3 - Fantasy & Horror

'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.

  • ISBN: 978-0-19-479307-0
  • Binding: Mixed media format

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