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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella -length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. [1][2] The novel-length version was published in April 1891. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil ...
0-590-93002-8. No, David! is a 1998 children's picture book written and illustrated by David Shannon and published by Scholastic Inc. It follows a young boy named David who is constantly told "No" by his mother. Important themes such as discipline, proper behavior, parental love, and childhood essence are evident throughout this children’s ...
Dune Messiah. Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune) in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny 's This Immortal for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in ...
Contents. Wikipedia:WikiProject Books/Images. This page is a guide to exploring, searching and finding images on literature and books. These include covers and illustrations from books, and clip art about books. Wikimedia Commons has media related to book. Wikimedia Commons has media related to literature.
The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. [1] It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction. The story is commonly recognized as a fable concerning the danger of greed ...
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) is a canonical piece of children's literature and one of the best-selling books ever published. [1] Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended ...
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The book of hours has its ultimate origin in the Psalter, which monks and nuns were required to recite. By the 12th century this had developed into the breviary, with weekly cycles of psalms, prayers, hymns, antiphons, and readings which changed with the liturgical season. [8]