| The Picture of Dorian Gray Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author) |
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ISBN: 1725059134 ISBN-13: 9781725059139 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.73 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The plot of the novel varies between each of the published versions. The summary below deals with the longest version, the 1891 novel. However, certain episodes described-in particular Dorian's encounter with, and murder of, James Vane-do not appear in the version originally submitted by Wilde to Lippincott's. The Picture of Dorian Gray begins on a beautiful summer day in Victorian era England, where Lord Henry Wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man who is Basil's ultimate muse. While sitting for the painting, Dorian listens to Lord Henry espousing his hedonistic world view, and begins to think that beauty is the only aspect of life worth pursuing. This prompts Dorian to wish that the painted image of himself would age instead of himself. |