Lord Arthur Savile ha decidit casar-se. Tanmateix, un obstacle inesperat i incòmode li endarrereix el projecte: en una festa social, un quiromàntic linforma que hi ha un assassinat en el seu futur. A partir daquest moment, el lector assistirà, entre divertit i incrèdul, als fracassos continuats de les seves temptatives per resoldre aquest enujtós problema abans del casament. Tractat amb una capacitat irònica envejable, El crim de Lord Arthur Savile és, a més duna comèdia brillant, un alegat enèrgic contra la superstició.
Oxford Progressive English Readers provide a wide range of enjoyable reading for learners of English at six language levels.A beautiful young man called Dorian Gray has his portrait painted. He prays that as he gets older, his face will never change and instead the face in the portrait will age. His prayer is answered. As Dorian goes on to explore the pleasures of London, the face in his portrait becomes wrinkled and twisted with cruelty and lust.For how long will Dorian's fresh and innocent face excuse him from his dreadful crimes? He will be able to keep the secret of his youthful looks? Or will he regret his prayer?
Ideal for elementary or pre-intermediate learners of English looking to improve and practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.There has been a ghost in the house for three hundred years, and Lord Canterville's family have had enough of it. So Lord Canterville sells his grand old house to an American family. Mr Hiram B. Otis is happy to buy the house and the ghost - because of course Americans don't believe in ghosts.The Canterville ghost has great plans to frighten the life out of the Otis family. But Americans don't frighten easily - especially not two noisy little boys - and the poor ghost has a few surprises has a few surprises waiting for him.
Joven agraciado y bellísimo, dotado de «toda la pasión del espíritu romántico y toda la perfección de lo griego», Dorian Gray es, cuando lo retrata el distinguido pintor Basil Hallward, la encarnación de la armonía vital incorrupta. Sin embargo, inevitablemente, las pasiones, la maldad, el impetuoso torrente de la vida, irrumpen en su existencia. Para su asombro, Gray descubre que es su retrato quien va asumiendo su deterioro físico y moral, protegiendo, en apariencia, su inmaculada imagen. Publicada en 1890, " El retrato de Dorian Gray " supuso el salto a la fama y la popularidad de Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), quien bajo el disfraz de una historia de atracción irresistible, desarrolla a la vez una fábula en torno al ser y la apariencia, la realidad y la imagen, la vida y el arte. Traducción de José Luis López Muñoz
Lord Arthur Savile ha decidit casar-se. Tanmateix, un obstacle inesperat i incòmode li endarrereix el projecte: en una festa social, un quiromàntic linforma que hi ha un assassinat en el seu futur. A partir daquest moment, el lector assistirà, entre divertit i incrèdul, als fracassos continuats de les seves temptatives per resoldre aquest enujtós problema abans del casament. Tractat amb una capacitat irònica envejable, El crim de Lord Arthur Savile és, a més duna comèdia brillant, un alegat enèrgic contra la superstició.
Oxford Progressive English Readers provide a wide range of enjoyable reading for learners of English at six language levels.A beautiful young man called Dorian Gray has his portrait painted. He prays that as he gets older, his face will never change and instead the face in the portrait will age. His prayer is answered. As Dorian goes on to explore the pleasures of London, the face in his portrait becomes wrinkled and twisted with cruelty and lust.For how long will Dorian's fresh and innocent face excuse him from his dreadful crimes? He will be able to keep the secret of his youthful looks? Or will he regret his prayer?
Ideal for elementary or pre-intermediate learners of English looking to improve and practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.There has been a ghost in the house for three hundred years, and Lord Canterville's family have had enough of it. So Lord Canterville sells his grand old house to an American family. Mr Hiram B. Otis is happy to buy the house and the ghost - because of course Americans don't believe in ghosts.The Canterville ghost has great plans to frighten the life out of the Otis family. But Americans don't frighten easily - especially not two noisy little boys - and the poor ghost has a few surprises has a few surprises waiting for him.
Joven agraciado y bellísimo, dotado de «toda la pasión del espíritu romántico y toda la perfección de lo griego», Dorian Gray es, cuando lo retrata el distinguido pintor Basil Hallward, la encarnación de la armonía vital incorrupta. Sin embargo, inevitablemente, las pasiones, la maldad, el impetuoso torrente de la vida, irrumpen en su existencia. Para su asombro, Gray descubre que es su retrato quien va asumiendo su deterioro físico y moral, protegiendo, en apariencia, su inmaculada imagen. Publicada en 1890, " El retrato de Dorian Gray " supuso el salto a la fama y la popularidad de Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), quien bajo el disfraz de una historia de atracción irresistible, desarrolla a la vez una fábula en torno al ser y la apariencia, la realidad y la imagen, la vida y el arte. Traducción de José Luis López Muñoz