Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

eBook - 2014

The novel that scandalized Victorian England In a London studio, two men contemplate the portrait of another—younger and more beautiful—man. Despite Lord Henry Wotton’s urging, Basil Hallward refuses to show his painting in public—there is too much of his true feeling for the subject in it. “I will not bare my soul to their shallow, prying eyes,” he declares. “My heart shall never be put under their microscope.” Instead, it is Dorian Gray’s soul put under the microscope of this unforgettable novel. Influenced by the cynical, hedonistic Lord Henry, Dorian becomes infatuated with his own youth and beauty and wishes that his portrait would grow old instead of him. His wish comes true, but it is not just the passage of time th...at mars the painting—the wages of sin are recorded there as well. Freed from the physical toll of his debauchery, Dorian devotes himself to the pursuit of pleasure above all...

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Published
Open Road Media
Language
English
Main Author
Oscar Wilde
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File Size3 GB
ISBN9781480483804
Release Date4/22/2014
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ASINB00JDY7RMI
Release Date4/22/2014
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781480483804
Release Date4/22/2014