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Oscar W ildes

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Retold by V ictoria H ew ard

Editors: C laudia F iocco, R ebecca Raynes D esign and art direction: Nadia Maestri Computer graphics realisation: Sara B lasigh Illustrations: G iovanni Manna

0 2003

B lack Cat Publishing, an imprint o f C ideb Editrice, G enoa, Canterbury

First edition: January 2003 A ll rights reserved. N o part o f this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, m echanical, photocopying, recording or otherw ise, without the written perm ission o f the publisher. Picture credits: p. 5 O scar Wilde Irish Tourist Board, Dublin; p. 6 The Judge: a thing o f beauty not a jo y fo re v e r, caricature o f Oscar Wilde, published in New York, 1883 Private Collection/The Bridgeman Art Library; p. 29 Queen Elizabeth II in her Coronation R obes, 1953, by C. Beaton, Victoria and Albert Picture Library; p. 64 A waiting Admission to the Casual Ward by Luke Fildes, Picture Collection at Royal Holloway, University o f London; p. 67 Charles Dickens by Herbert Watkins, Hulton Getty Archives; p. 68 Emmeline Pankhurst, Hulton Getty Archives.

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Contents In tro d u ctio n - O scar W ilde

THE YOUNG KING ~~

p a r t

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The Old K in g ’s Secret UNDERSTANDING

PART

TWO

t h r e e

TEXT

THE

TEXT

The Dreams UNDERSTANDING

p a r t

THE

The Coronation UNDERSTANDING

THE

TEXT

THE

TEXT

THE

TEXT

The C o ro n a tio n The C row n Jew els

THE STAR-CHILD p a r t

o n e

The Baby UNDERSTANDING

p a k t

t w o

The M o th er UNDERSTANDING

part

TiiKEE

The Punishm ent

Pa k t

four

Three Pieces of Gold UNDERSTANDING

THE

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TEXT

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Life in Victorian T im es

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Fam ous Victorians

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THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE f p a rt one

The Stu dent in Love UNDERSTANDING

part tw o

three

four

THE

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The Red Rose UNDERSTANDING

part

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The N i g h t i n g a l e ’s Sacrifice UNDERSTANDING

part

THE

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The Professors D au g h ter UNDERSTANDING

SPECIAL FEATURES: P E T T :G R a d e 5

THE

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Cambridge PET-style exercises Trinity-style exercises PROJECT work using the web Exit Test - Portfolio

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T h e te x t is recorded in full. T h ese sy m b ols in d ic a te th e b eg in n in g and end of th e ex tra cts lin k e d to th e liste n in g activities.

Oscar Wilde.

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scar Wilde was Irish. He was born in Dub lin in 1854.

H i s p a r e n t s w e r e ve ry f a m o u s p e o p le . H is f ath e r, William, was an i m p o r t a n t doctor. His m o th e r was a poetess. She w as called Jane b u t pre ferred th e n a m e 'S p era nza '. She t h o u g h t it w a s m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g a n d r o m a n t i c t h a n Jane. Oscar's p a re nts invited m a n y clever and i m p o r t a n t people to their house in Dublin. T hey spoke together about clever and i m p o r t a n t t h i n g s . W h e n O s c a r w a s a y o u n g b o y h e lo v e d listening to them . He studied at Oxford Uni versity and wo n prizes for his poetry. Oscar Wilde was a very good w riter b u t he preferred talking.

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He was also a ve ry f u n n y a n d clever m an . People w a n t e d to l is te n to h i m and to laugh at his jokes. He was ve ry p o pular and everyb ody invited h i m to th e i r dinner parties. He w r o t e poem s, s h o r t stories, plays for t h e t h e a t r e a n d one novel. Two of his m o s t fa m o u s w orks are his novel T he P icture o f D orian G ray and the play The Im p o rta n c e o f B eing E a rn e st.

* Theres one thing I hate more than people talking about me... and that’s people v nor talking about me. ^

The fudge: a thing of beauty not a joy forever, caricature of Oscar Wilde, published in New York, 1883. P r i v a t e C o l l e c t i o n / B r i d g e m a n A r t L ib r a r y

TH E YOUNG KING

BEFORE YOU READ H ere a re th e n a m e s of so m e p recio u s o b jec ts in th e story. W hat colour a re th ey?

a . ivory

b. amber

c. jade

d. turquoise

e. ruby

C o n n ect th e s e p e o p le to th e correct defin ition . a. This person is not free and must work for other people. b. This very poor person asks others for m oney. c . This person travels around the world to sell and buy things.

d. He is a very important m an in the church. e. This person looks after sheep and goats.

2. O sh ep h erd

3. O merchant

1. O bishop

4. O beggar

5. Q slave

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