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Works by Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray, the Happy Prince and Other Tales, the Canterville Ghost, a House of Pomegranate
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-25.
ISBN 9781156880470
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Picture of Dorian Gray, the Happy Prince and Other Tales, the Canterville Ghost, a House of Pomegranates, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories, Oscar Wilde Bibliography, the Soul of Man Under Socialism, the Manuscripts of Oscar Wilde, the Ballad of Reading Gaol, de Profundis, the Letters of Oscar Wilde, the Decay of Lying, Lady Lancing. Excerpt: The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890, printed as the July 1890 issue of this magazine. Wilde later revised this edition, making several alterations, and adding new chapters; the amended version was published by Ward, Lock, and Company in April 1891. The story is often mistitled The Portrait of Dorian Gray. The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging. The Picture of Dorian Gray is considered a work of classic gothic horror fiction with a strong Faustian theme. The novel begins with Lord Henr... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=31342
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