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Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar. Wilde (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100141439572
ISBN-139780141439570
eBay Product ID (ePID)2412877
Product Key Features
Book TitlePicture of Dorian Gray
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicClassics, Horror, Literary, Gothic
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorOscar. Wilde
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-267607
Notes byMighall, Robert
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal823/.8
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentThe Picture of Dorian GrayAcknowledgements Introduction Chronology Further Reading A Note on the Text The Picture of Dorian Gray Appendix 1: Selected Contemporary Reviews of The Picture of Dorian Gray Appendix 2: Introduction to the First Penguin Classics Edition, by Peter Ackroyd Notes
SynopsisAn astounding novel of decadence, debauchery, and secrecy from one of Ireland's greatest writers. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to sell his soul in exchange for eternal youth and beauty. Under the influence of Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, where he is able to indulge his desires while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only Dorian's picture bears the traces of his decadence. A knowing account of a secret life and an analysis of the darker side of late Victorian society. The Picture of Dorian Gray offers a disturbing portrait of an individual coming face to face with the reality of his soul. Shocking in its suggestion of unspeakable sin, this novel was later used as evidence against Wilde when he was tried for indecency in 1895. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman inthe eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The novel was a succ s de scandale and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895. It has lost none of its power to fascinate and disturb.
LC Classification NumberPR5819
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