The Picture of Dorian Gray: Wilde Oscar (Penguin Classics)

‘A triumph of execution … one of the best narratives of the “double life” of a Victorian gentleman’ Peter Ackroyd

Oscar 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

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 30 Jan. 2003
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141439572
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141439570
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 226 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.8 x 1.78 x 19.69 cm
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 500L
Best Sellers Rank: 1,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 10 in Classical, Early & Medieval Poetry 15 in Poetry Genres 22 in Fiction Classics for Young Adults
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