The Picture of Dorian Gray (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN: 978-9354402173
Price: Rs. 489.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
About This Book“The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought and sold and bartered away.” Meet Dorian Gray, the beautiful young man with an impossibly charming face and spirit. As he sits for Basil Hallward—a deeply moral artist and a friend of the impish Lord Henry—who becomes obsessed with his beauty and wants to paint him, Dorian is enchanted by the perfection of his portrait. But, influenced by the well-phrased epigrams of the hedonist Lord Henry on the transience of youth and beauty, Dorian becomes jealous of it and wishes that the portrait bear the scars of his passing youth and age, while he would remain young forever. And alas, his wish comes true! Enticed into dissolution and degradation while his portrait is aging in the attic, Dorian engages in scandals and sinful pleasures. We see him go from good to evil. But is he any happier? This is a hardbound deluxe edition of the only novel written by Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray is an arresting moral commentary and a classic example of Gothic fiction. With an unparalleled depiction of the Faustian bargain, this parable of aesthetic ideal remains a literary masterpiece almost 125 years after its publication. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Oscar WildePublisher: Fingerprint! Publishing; Reprint edition (1 May 2021); Prakash Books India Pvt. Ltd.Format: Hardcover – 1 May 2021Language: EnglishPages: 240ISBN: 978-9354402173Dimensions: 21.59 x 2.03 x 13.97 cmWeight: 350 g
Browse this title within our Arts, Literature and Humanities collection. Edition details: Hardcover – 1 May 2021, English, 240 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9354402173.
About the Author
Born in Dublin in 1854, Oscar Wilde was educated at home till the age of nine. He attended the Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, from 1864 to 1871. In 1874, he graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. Wilde’s first play, Vera: or the Nihilists, did not meet much success. He refined his ideas about art, its purpose and supremacy, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Continuing his interest in theatre he wrote Salome, a play in one act, in 1891. Wilde became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian London after producing four comedies—Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest. First performed in 1895 in collaboration with George Alexander at St. James’s Theater, London, The Importance of Being Earnest was considered Wilde’s masterpiece and continues to remain his most popular play. The Ballad of Reading Gaol, published in 1898, was his last work. Wilde died in 1900 at the age of 46, in Paris.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Hardcover – 1 May 2021
- ISBN Reference
- 978-9354402173
- Publisher
- Fingerprint! Publishing
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What is this book about?
About This Book“The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought and sold and bartered away.” Meet Dorian Gray, the beautiful young man with an impossibly charming face and spirit. As he sits for Basil Hallward—a deeply moral artist and a friend of the impish Lord Henry—who becomes obsessed with...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Arts, Literature and Humanities and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Oscar Wilde.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this if you enjoy classics that feel disturbingly modern. Oscar Wilde’s only novel pulls you into a world of beauty, temptation, and moral decay, where every choice has a haunting cost. This deluxe hardbound edition makes the experience even richer—perfect for slow, thoughtful reading or display on your shelf. It’s provocative, philosophical, and unforgettable, leaving you questioning youth, vanity, and the price we pay for our desires long after you’ve turned the final page.
- Published by Fingerprint! Publishing.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 240.
Catalog Description
About This Book“The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought and sold and bartered away.” Meet Dorian Gray, the beautiful young man with an impossibly charming face and spirit. As he sits for Basil Hallward—a deeply moral artist and a friend of the impish Lord Henry—who becomes obsessed with his beauty and wants to paint him, Dorian is enchanted by the perfection of his portrait. But, influenced by the well-phrased epigrams of the hedonist Lord Henry on the transience of youth and beauty, Dorian becomes jealous of it and wishes that the portrait bear the scars of his passing youth and age, while he would remain young forever. And alas, his wish comes true! Enticed into dissolution and...
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