The Picture of Dorian Gray

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First published to scandalised protest in 1890, Oscar Wilde’s fantastic melodrama was widely condemned by his contemporaries as an affront to the values of polite society. It is the story of a man willing to sell his soul for eternal beauty.

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‘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

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Weight 226 g
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.8 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

252
Language

English
Edition

New edition
Dewey

823.8 (edition:21)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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