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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Series: The Penguin English Library
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Tells the story of Dorian Gray, a beautiful yet corrupt man. When he wishes that a perfect portrait of himself would bear the signs of ageing in his place, the picture becomes his hideous secret, as it follows Dorian's own downward spiral into cruelty and depravity.
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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me ... Why did you paint it? It will mock me some day - mock me horribly!'
A story of evil, debauchery, and scandal, Oscar Wilde's only novel tells of Dorian Gray, a beautiful yet corrupt man. When he wishes that a perfect portrait of himself would bear the signs of ageing in his place, the picture becomes his hideous secret, as it follows Dorian's own downward spiral into cruelty and depravity. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a masterpiece of the evil in men's hearts, and is as controversial and alluring as Wilde himself.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray is often praised for its exploration of themes such as beauty, morality, and the consequences of self-indulgence. Reviewers highlight Wilde's sharp wit and eloquent prose, noting the novel's provocative questioning of societal norms and the nature of the human soul. Criticism sometimes focuses on its darker, more hedonistic elements, but many readers appreciate its profound impact on literature and enduring relevance.
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ISBN: 9780141199498
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 June 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 181g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854 and educated in Dublin and Oxford. He became the leading exponent of aestheticism and a famous wit, intellectual and raconteur. He wrote children's stories, poetry, philosophical essays and several hugely popular plays, but The Picture of Dorian Gray was his only novel. The book was a succ s de scandale, and later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895, when he was tried and imprisoned for homosexual acts. Wilde died in 1900 in exile in Paris.
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