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Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray Condition: New EAN: 9781847493729 ISBN: 9781847493729 Publisher: Alma Classics Format: Paperback Release Date: 04/07/2014 Language: English Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 128mm Item Weight: 246g Author: Oscar Wilde 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 burden of conscience.Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together all the best elements of his talent in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Fiction Book Series: Evergreens Topic: Classic Fiction Release Year: 2014 Missing Information?
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