The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

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'How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young... If it were only the other way!' Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful. The painting, which reflects each of Gray's sins and transgressions, haunts him until it finally becomes unbearable. In this dark tale of duplicity and mortality, Wilde creates a world where art and reality collide.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780007351053
ISBN10	0007351054
Series/Work	OL8193416W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Collins Classics
Language	EN-US
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

823/.8 Aging Apparence (Philosophie) Appearance (Philosophy) Appearance (philosophy)--fiction British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) Children's fiction Classic fiction Classics Comics & graphic novels, fantasy Conduct of life Conduct of life, fiction Conduct of life--fiction Didactic fiction Drama (dramatic works by one author) Drama, history and criticism Education England, fiction English fiction

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