The Picture of Dorian Gray

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Picture of Dorian Gray
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Oscar Wilde
SeriesAlma Classics Evergreens
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 127
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781847493729
ClassificationsDewey:823.8
Audience
General
Illustrations illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Imprint Alma Classics
Publication Date 4 July 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits, and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait, rather than on Dorian's own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, reality, art, life, truth, fiction and the ultimate burden of conscience.

Author Biography

Famed for his brilliant wit, Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) was a prolific writer and one of the most successful playwrights of Victorian Britain, as well as a champion for the values of Aestheticism.