The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1) b) was published in 1981. It's about a man called Dorian Gray who thinks that physical beauty is more important than his soul. When an artist (2) a) paints a beautiful picture of him, Dorian Gray has an idea. He wishes for the
painting to become old and ugly, and not him. When this happens, the consequences are terrible.
This book (3)b) was written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. Wilde also (4) a) wrote poems, plays and children's
stories, but this was his only novel. Oscar Wilde had a difficult life. He (5) b) was sent to prison for two
years, and he (6) died when he was only 46 years old.
Now, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (7) b) is considered to be one of the
classics of gothic fiction. Every year it will (8) b) be studied by thousands of British students for their
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2) Edgar Allan Poe first wrote detective stories as a genre of fiction.
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4) In 1941, science fiction writer Isaac Azimov first used the word "robotics" to describe the technology of robots.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1) b) was published in 1981. It's about a man called Dorian Gray who thinks that physical beauty is more important than his soul. When an artist (2) a) paints a beautiful picture of him, Dorian Gray has an idea. He wishes for the
painting to become old and ugly, and not him. When this happens, the consequences are terrible.
This book (3)b) was written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. Wilde also (4) a) wrote poems, plays and children's
stories, but this was his only novel. Oscar Wilde had a difficult life. He (5) b) was sent to prison for two
years, and he (6) died when he was only 46 years old.
Now, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (7) b) is considered to be one of the
classics of gothic fiction. Every year it will (8) b) be studied by thousands of British students for their