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The Picture of Dorian Gray

By Oscar Wilde
Series: Scholastic Classics
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde follows the story of a young man whose extraordinary beauty conceals a dark secret. When Dorian Gray realises the influence his looks have over others, he embarks on a reckless life filled with decadence and moral decline, while his portrait bears the marks of his true self hidden away in his attic.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray

When Dorian Gray discovers the devastating power of his good looks, his wholesome existence gives way to a sordid life of excess, corruption and worse. But hidden away in his attic is a portrait whose surface tells a different story. . .

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When Dorian Gray discovers the devastating power of his good looks—not just on women but on everyone who crosses his path—his wholesome existence gives way to a sordid life of excess, corruption, and worse. Dorian, it seems, can get away with anything. But hidden away in his attic is a portrait whose surface tells a very different story...

The Picture of Dorian Gray explores themes of vanity, moral duplicity, and the consequences of a life led by aesthetics rather than ethics. As Wilde crafts this cautionary tale, the narrative delves into the depths of human desires and the pursuit of eternal youth and beauty.

Series: Scholastic Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781407159157

Publisher: Scholastic

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Scholastic Press

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 272

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Fiction Most Popular Books of All Time Oscar Wilde Series: Scholastic Classics Young Adult

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