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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Classics S.) Rev e. Edition, Kindle Edition

by Oscar Wilde (Author), Robert Mighal (Editor, Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition

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'A triumph of execution ... one of the best narratives of the "double life" of a Victorian gentleman' Peter Ackroyd

Oscar Wilde's alluring novel of decadence and sin was a succès de scandale on publication. It follows Dorian Gray who, enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his depravity. This definitive edition includes a selection of contemporary reviews condemning the novel's immorality.

Edited with an Introduction and notes by ROBERT MIGHALL

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978-0141439570
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Rev e.
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3 August 2006
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English
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"This is a fine edition of Oscar Wilde's novel, ideally suited to readers approaching the work (and all its accompanying mythology) for the first time. The informative introduction, as well as the collection of supplementary materials contained in the appendices, helpfully place the work in historical, biographical, political, and literary contexts. The edition is especially appropriate for undergraduate students, on whom the scandalousness of Wilde's story might be lost, without benefit of such contextualizations." --William A. Cohen

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A beautiful collector's edition of Oscar Wilde's truly brilliant Gothic novel

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Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He studied there, at Trinity College, and then at Oxford, where he founded the cult of aestheticism. He published several books of stories, and one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, in 1891. He had many successes as a playwright, first with Lady Windermere's Fan in 1892, and all his plays were performed in London between 1892 and 1895. A dazzling wit and flamboyant figure, Wilde's career was cut short after his homosexuality was exposed, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in 1895. Released in 1897, he fled to France where he died a broken man in 1900.

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Dorian Gray has just had his portrait painted. It is a perfect likeness of the quite extraordinary beautiful young man, and it prompts him to make a mad wish for eternal youth. In the years to come, he devotes his public life to and aestheticism-and his private one to decadence and debauchery.

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Spellbound before his own portrait, Dorian Gray utters a fateful wish. In exchange for eternal youth he gives his soul, to be corrupted by the malign influence of his mentor, the aesthete and hedonist Lord Henry Wotton. The novel was met with moral outrage by contemporary critics who, dazzled perhaps by Wilde's brilliant style, may have confused the author with his creation, Lord Henry, to whom even Dorian protests, 'You cut life to pieces with your epigrams.'. Encouraged by Lord Henry to substitute pleasure for goodness and art for reality, Dorian tries to watch impassively as he brings misery and death to those who love him. But the picture is watching him, and, made hideous by the marks of sin, it confronts Dorian with the reflection of his fall from grace, the silent bearer of what is in effect a devastating moral judgement.

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish-born poet, dramatist, and novelist. His works include collections of fairy stories; the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray; and many brilliantly witty plays, including what is often considered to be his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002RI9R4S
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; Rev e. edition (3 August 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 777 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

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Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford where, a disciple of Pater, he founded an aesthetic cult. In 1884 he married Constance Lloyd, and his two sons were born in 1885 and 1886.
His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), and social comedies Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), established his reputation. In 1895, following his libel action against the Marquess of Queesberry, Wilde was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for homosexual conduct, as a result of which he wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), and his confessional letter De Profundis (1905). On his release from prison in 1897 he lived in obscurity in Europe, and died in Paris in 1900.
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Paper Mill Press is proud to present a timeless collection of unabridged literary classics to a twenty-first century audience. Each original master work is reimagined into a sophisticated yet modern format with custom suede-like metallic foiled covers.
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Anthea

A rewarding and insightful reading experience!

Reviewed in Australia on 15 September 2018

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This novel is rich in originality, and is beautiful, insightful, and eery. I was so fascinated and repulsed all at once, and yet it is fast becoming one of my favourite reads.

In the beginning of the novel, I could almost smell the beauty described, but towards the end I could smell and taste the ugliness that comes with deceit, violence, and the demoralisation and decaying of the mind and soul. It left me with a bittersweet taste in my mouth, but also a richness of wisdom and insight in my mind and in my heart. It’s a novel that I’m glad that I read, and one that will always stay with me, as many insights are sure to enter my mind at some point and invite introspection. A wonderful classic!

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Still fun, but the reasons are changing over time

Reviewed in Australia on 27 January 2024

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This well known book can be read (in 2024) as a fantastical drama with a marvellous premise; or as a period piece of Victoriana with culture shocks; or as a testament to the wit and wisdom of Wilde himself. It is in this last reading that it has decayed most over the years.

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Fiona Newton

Changed my life - Unique and Beautiful in every way.

Reviewed in Australia on 12 July 2023

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The best piece of literature ever, never have I read such beautiful words on the condition of life and society. Cynical but in the best way possible. It's raw beauty is equal to that of nina simone on vinyl. MUST READ.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2023

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So nice didn’t expect it to be so small tho

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2024

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The print of this book is tiny – no good for older eyes.

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Debra

A classic of its time

Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2023

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I loathed the main character in this book and overall found it a difficult read, a bit pompous and overly wordy, in fact. To me, it came across as the author trying to prove he was better educated than the reader. I'd say most people with an ounce of logic could have foretold the ending. The descriptions of places and things (houses, rooms, landscapes and artefacts) were beautifully done and I could picture them clearly. If you are truly interested in classic literature, go ahead and read it.

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2023

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quality price good read

Reviewed in Australia on 21 May 2015

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An incisive portrait of humanity. A brilliant gothic tale of self-love morphing to self-loathing. Psychological understandings before their time. Couldn't put it down.

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Amazing Book and Responsive Seller

Reviewed in Canada on 18 January 2024

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I ordered this book for my niece's birthday at the end of the month, I was worried that it wouldn't ship in time so I contacted the seller. Before I knew it the book arrived 2 days later. Now I have 2 weeks to read this awesome book myself :)

Ana Beatriz Novaes Infante

Versão censurada

Reviewed in Brazil on 9 November 2023

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A história do livro é perfeita, no entanto, completamente censurada. Gostaria de ter lido a versão original, ou pelo menos a mais próxima possível, para ter acesso ao livro que chocou a sociedade da época e levou o autor a prisão. Contudo, mesmo com as censuras, é possível entender porque essa é uma verdadeira obra prima. Oscar Wilde era um gênio.

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Ok

Reviewed in Italy on 16 April 2024

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Libro ok

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Schnupferich

5 Sterne weil billig

Reviewed in Germany on 25 February 2024

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das Buch wirkt wie ein Druck von einem PDF oder ein Theater-Skript für Schauspieler, aber für den Preis unschlagbar. Ich lese viel unterwegs und dafür ist es perfekt, fürs Regal als Schmuckstück jedoch eher weniger geeignet, dafür gibt es andere Ausgaben. Trozdem 5 Sterne und Kaufempfehlung :)

Inhalt will ich garnicht spoilern, aber hey Oscar Wilde hat es geschrieben....es ist gut :D

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