The Picture of Dorian Gray: Premium Edition by Wilde, Oscar

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Premium Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781449560225)

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Format: Paperback
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Premium Edition by Wilde, Oscar

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Premium Edition

$9.99
The Picture of Dorian Gray: Premium Edition by Wilde, Oscar

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Premium Edition

$9.99
Format: Paperback
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The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Talking in Basil's garden, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses. Realising that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian cries out, expressing his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging.

Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN-10: 1449560229
ISBN-13: 9781449560225
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2010
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 8668 / Picture of Dorian Gray
By Oscar Wilde
By Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest "celebrities" of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years' hard labour after being convicted of homosexual relationships, described as "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry, never to return to Ireland or Britain.

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