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THE PICTURE OF. DORIAN GRAY
The Artist
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The Friend
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The Young Man in Love
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The Death of Love
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The Thief of Time
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The Hand of a Killer
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The Sailor
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The Picture
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GLOSSARY
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Through the open windows of the room came the rich scent of summer flowers. Lord Henry Wotton lay back in his chair and smoked his cigarette. Beyond the soft sounds of the garden he could just hear the noise of London.
In the centre of the room there was a portrait of a very beautiful young man, and in front of it stood the artist himself, Basil Hallward.
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‘No,’ Basil said slowly. ‘No, I won’t send it anywhere.’
Lord Henry was surprised. ‘But my dear Basil, why not?’ he asked. ‘What strange people you artists are! You want to be famous, but then you’re not happy when you are famous. It’s bad when people talk about you – but it’s much worse when they don’t talk about you.’
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