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The Picture of Dorian Gray

By Oscar Wilde
Series: Vintage Collector's Classics
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A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Oscar Wilde's decadent and disturbing novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a tale of a good-natured young man named Dorian, who discovers the power... Read More
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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Oscar Wilde's decadent and disturbing novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a tale of a good-natured young man named Dorian, who discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he seemingly remains physically unchanged by the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle and untouched by age. However, hidden behind a curtain in his attic, his portrait tells a different story...

This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR'S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529954234

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Irvine Welsh

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 207.0mm

Weight: 319g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford. He later lived in London and married Constance Lloyd there in 1884. Wilde was a leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. He published a revised and expanded edition in 1891 in response to negative reviews which criticised the book's immorality. Wilde became famous through of the immense success of his plays such as Lady Windemere's Fan (1892), An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). In 1985, after a public scandal involving Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, he was sentenced to two years' hard labour in Reading Gaol for 'gross indecency'. His poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol was based on his experiences in prison and was published in 1898. After his release, Wilde never lived in England again and died in Paris on 30 November 1900. He is buried in P re Lachaise cemetery.

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