Calico Illustrated Classics: Picture of Dorian Gray

Calico Illustrated Classics: Picture of Dorian Gray — page 1
1 The studio was fi lled with the rich odor of roses And when the wind stirred the heavy scent of lilacs fi lled the room In the center of the room clamped to an easel stood the portrait of handsome young man The studio belonged to an artist named Basil Hallward He’d been working on this special portrait and invited his friend Lord Henry Wotton over for a look Lord Henry gazed at the picture with a smile My my he said It is your best work Basil You must send it over to the Academy Everything is so dull there I don’t think I shall send it there Basil said tossing his head back No I won’t send it anywhere 4