The Picture of Dorian Gray From the Original 1890 Text |
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Author:
| Wilde, Oscar |
ISBN: | 978-1-4819-2857-1 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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The young, handsome Dorian Gray sits as subject for a portrait that is soon to become a metaphor for his degenerate lifestyle; for as fresh-faced Dorian spirals toward dissolution, it is the painting rather than the man that betrays the ravages of time. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is a morally ambivalent tale of vanity, decadence, and bloodshed that shocked Victorian Britain upon its publication in 1890. Subsequently toned down, it is presented here in its original...
More DescriptionThe young, handsome Dorian Gray sits as subject for a portrait that is soon to become a metaphor for his degenerate lifestyle; for as fresh-faced Dorian spirals toward dissolution, it is the painting rather than the man that betrays the ravages of time. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is a morally ambivalent tale of vanity, decadence, and bloodshed that shocked Victorian Britain upon its publication in 1890. Subsequently toned down, it is presented here in its original incarnation.[Printed on traditional cream paper and set in comfortably legible print with wide, thumb-friendly margins.]