The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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‘A triumph of execution … one of the best narratives of the “double life” of a Victorian gentleman’ Peter AckroydOscar Wilde’s alluring novel of decadence and sin was a succès de scandale on publication. It follows Dorian Gray who, enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, 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 in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his depravity. This definitive edition includes a selection of contemporary reviews condemning the novel’s immorality.Edited with an Introduction and notes by ROBERT MIGHALL

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Weight 0.226 kg
Dimensions 1.8 × 12.9 × 19.9 cm
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Paperback
Language

Pages

304
Publisher

Year Published

2003-1-30
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0141439572
About The Author

Born in Ireland, Wilde (1854-1900) was educated in Dublin and Oxford and became the leading exponent of aestheticism. His work includes plays, a novel, poetry and criticism. Imprisoned for homosexual acts, he died after his release in exile in Paris.Robert Mighall has written on Gothic fiction and is the editor of Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for Penguin Classics. Peter Ackroyd is a best-selling writer whose recent work includes biographies on Dickens and Blake.

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