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The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde
Jeffrey Eugenides
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Oscar Wilde’s only novel tells the story of a man consumed by narcissism and hedonism: Dorian Gray, a beautiful youth who possesses a unique painting of himself that accrues only the marks of age and sin for him, leaving his real face perpetually young, fresh, and innocent.

The novel blurs the lines between the Victorian gothic and the fantastic, both celebrating and criticizing the love of life and pleasure that Wilde himself is known for. At the time it was considered so scandalous that Wilde’s editor deleted sections without telling Wilde, and yet it still met with enormous backlash and accusations of moral corruption.

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Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

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  • Release date: August 12, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781551997391
  • Release date: August 12, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781551997391
  • File size: 2068 KB
  • Release date: August 12, 2014
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Horror Romance

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.7
Lexile® Measure:970
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:5-7

Oscar Wilde’s only novel tells the story of a man consumed by narcissism and hedonism: Dorian Gray, a beautiful youth who possesses a unique painting of himself that accrues only the marks of age and sin for him, leaving his real face perpetually young, fresh, and innocent.

The novel blurs the lines between the Victorian gothic and the fantastic, both celebrating and criticizing the love of life and pleasure that Wilde himself is known for. At the time it was considered so scandalous that Wilde’s editor deleted sections without telling Wilde, and yet it still met with enormous backlash and accusations of moral corruption.

Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
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Classic Literature Fiction Horror Romance
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