
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
Oscar Wilde (author), Irvine Welsh (author of introduction)- In stock
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
MEDIA REVIEWS
A heady late-Victorian tale of double-living -- Sarah Waters
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... -- Kathy Lette
In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde set the gold standard for chroniclers of decadence * Guardian *
Very decadent and Victorian * Savidge Reads *
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