Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Picture of Dorian GrayCondition: NewISBN-10: 1945186178EAN: 9781945186172ISBN: 9781945186172Publisher: Clydesdale PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/18/2018Description: Packaged in handsome and affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential literary works. From the musings of literary geniuses like Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our literary history through the words of the exceptional few.The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece and lone novel, has endured as a significant piece of literature partly due to its philosophical nature and artful prose, and partly because of the stir it caused upon its initial publication. Published originally in 1890 in Lippincott’s Magazine, The Picture of Dorian Grayoften deemed by Wilde’s contemporaries to be indecent”tells the story of an attractive young man eponymous with the title who desires to be eternally young. Dorian is the subject of a portrait by a painter named Basil Hallward, who deems Gray’s beauty to be inconceivably great. Rather than having to age himself, young and egotistical Dorian longs for the painting to age instead so that he can remain young and beautiful. When he sells his soul in exchange for eternal youtha concept Wilde derived from the German legend of FaustDorian begins a life of vice and debauchery with its sole aim being pleasure. Meanwhile, the painting documents each of his sins within its appearance. When Dorian confronts the painting again with Hallward, a slew of unfortunate events unfold.Abundant with rich, philosophical themes and commentary, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a classic tale that warns its readers of the dangers that come with narcissism, self-indulgence, and ignorance.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 218gAuthor: Oscar WildeGenre: FictionTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray
ISBN-10: 1945186178
EAN: 9781945186172
ISBN: 9781945186172
Release Date: 01/18/2018
Release Year: 2018
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Picture of Dorian Gray
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Clydesdale Press, LLC
Topic: Classics, General, Literary
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.7 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Author: Oscar. Wilde
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
