Pauline Brailsford
Author
Series
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans) volume 2
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1953
Language
English
Description
A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Basil Hallward's is infatuated and impressed by Englishman Dorian Gray's beauty, and therefore Dorian has been the subject of most of Hallward's oil paintings. While Dorian is posing for a full-length portrait, he meets Lord Henry Wotton, a materialistic man who shares his hedonistic world view, stating that beauty is the only truly important thing in life. Dorian is persuaded to this point and through a course of events sells his soul so that his...