Overview
A fashionable young man sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty in Oscar Wilde's fascinating gothic tale.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wildeās only full-length novel, is the enduringly eerie story of a naĆÆve and irresistible young man lured by decadent Lord Henry Wotton into a life of depravity. Though Dorian is steeped in sin, his face remains perfect, unlined as years passāwhile only his portrait, locked away, reveals the blackness of his soul. This timeless tale of Gothic horror and fable, reveling in the unabashed hedonism and cynical wit of its characters, epitomizes Wildeās literary revolt against the proprieties of the Victorian era.
Sharing this volume with The Picture of Dorian Gray are Wildeās clever and sophisticated story āLord Arthur Savileās Crimeā and two of his delicate fairy tales, āThe Happy Princeā and āThe Birthday of the Infanta.ā
With an Introduction by Gary Schnidgall
and an Afterword by Peter Raby
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wildeās only full-length novel, is the enduringly eerie story of a naĆÆve and irresistible young man lured by decadent Lord Henry Wotton into a life of depravity. Though Dorian is steeped in sin, his face remains perfect, unlined as years passāwhile only his portrait, locked away, reveals the blackness of his soul. This timeless tale of Gothic horror and fable, reveling in the unabashed hedonism and cynical wit of its characters, epitomizes Wildeās literary revolt against the proprieties of the Victorian era.
Sharing this volume with The Picture of Dorian Gray are Wildeās clever and sophisticated story āLord Arthur Savileās Crimeā and two of his delicate fairy tales, āThe Happy Princeā and āThe Birthday of the Infanta.ā
With an Introduction by Gary Schnidgall
and an Afterword by Peter Raby
This book title, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories, ISBN: 9780451530455, by Oscar Wilde, Peter Raby, Gary Schmidgall, published by Penguin Publishing Group (March 6, 2007) is available in mass market paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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