The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

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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 success de scandaleand 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.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780141192642
ISBN10	014119264X
Series/Work	OL8193416W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Penguin Books
Pages	242
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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