THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

by Oscar Wilde, The Gunston Trust (Editor)

Overview

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY- BY OSCAR WILDE - A GUNSTON CLASSIC
When a young and extremely handsome, Dorian Gray has his portrait painted he wishes that he will always remain young and handsome while his portrait will age and grow old. Deciding that love and beauty are the only things in life that are worthwhile, he discovers his wish has come true after noticing that his portrait has started to show signs of aging while he remains young and handsome. With an exaggerated life style of love and corruption the portrait continues to show the true inner self of Dorian. What happens to restore the original beauty to the portrait is another example of Oscar Wilde's inexhaustible clever wit and mastery of the plot. A Gunston Classic Work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823168243
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/16/2022
Pages:	286
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

OSCAR FINGFAL O'FLAHERTIE WILLS WILDE 1854-1900

Oscar Wilde was a popular Irish poet and playwright. His satire of Victorian ways with his high farce and witty classic and posh dialogue was enjoyed by all. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s.
Other books to his credit, The Picture of Dorian, The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince, The Importance of Being Ernest, An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance, The Star Child.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874