New Oxford Progressive English Readers 4. Picture of Dorian Grey

Resumen del libro

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?

Biografía del autor

Eliacer Cansino nació en Sevilla. De niño le gustaban las aventuras, el teatro, los animales. De joven comenzó a escribir poesía y a mirar al cielo; y construyó un palomar con palomas mensajeras.<br> Estudió Filosofía, porque quería entender los problemas de los hombres. Ahora es profesor y vuelve a plantearse los mismos problemas con sus alumnos.<br> Le gustan mucho los libros porque siempre esconden alguna sorpresa, porque le hacen reír y soñar.