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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Paperback
Main Details
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Oscar Wilde
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| Series | Alma Classics Evergreens |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 127 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781847493729
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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| Illustrations |
illustrations
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Alma Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Alma Classics
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| Publication Date |
4 July 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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