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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)

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Paperback 208 Pages
Published: 02/08/2007
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IRVINE WELSH

Dorian is a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he apparently remains physically unchanged by the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle and untouched by age. But up in his attic, hidden behind a curtain, his portrait tells a different story...

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099511144
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 149 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 13 mm


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[A] remarkable work of imagination...A wonderfully entertaining parable of the aesthetic ideal - Guardian

A heady late-Victorian tale of double-living

There's an incurable disease afflicting females - ageing. Men, on the other hand, never pass their amuse-by dates. Sean Connery is still cutting the sex god mustard and, if time flies, then HE has frequent air miles. Yet, you never hear a man described as mutton dressed as ram, now do you? This is a book about a bloke who realises that the night is young, but he is not...

In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde set the gold standard for chroniclers of decadence - Guardian

very decadent and Victorian - Savidge Reads

Very decadent and Victorian - Savidge Reads

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“Fantastic!”

I studied this book for my Higher Personal Study and it was great. The character of Dorian Gray is brilliant to study particularly his progression. It is also a wonderful page-turner and Oscar Wilde's writing... More

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“Faust, Jordan style”

Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty, continuing to act the perfect gentleman while secretly living a life of decadence. Only his portrait shows his true character. With obvious parallels to... More

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Helpful? Upvote 164

“Faust, Jordan style”

Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty, continuing to act the perfect gentleman while secretly living a life of decadence. Only his portrait shows his true character. With obvious parallels to... More

Paperback edition
Helpful? Upvote 161

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