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Author
Oscar Wilde
Level
C1
Chapters
20
Length
~80k words
Reading time
~7 h
Translation
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The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde · C1
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DICTIONARY

cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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Why The Picture of Dorian Gray is a great book to read in English

A beautiful young man wishes his portrait would age instead of him — and gets exactly what he asked for. Wilde's only novel (1890) glitters with epigrams; the dialogue is some of the most quotable English ever written, and the dark story underneath keeps the pages turning.

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