The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde's classic tale of corrupted innocence and debauchery, part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray 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 decadence. The novel was a succ s de scandale and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895. It has lost none of its power to fascinate and disturb.
Author: Oscar Wilde
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 129mm x 196mm, 196 g
Published: 2010, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
Wilde's classic tale of corrupted innocence and debauchery, part of a new series of five Oscar Wilde titles
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray 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 decadence. The novel was a succ s de scandale and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895. It has lost none of its power to fascinate and disturb.
The Picture of Dorian Gray