The Picture of Dorian Gray: Original and Unabridged

by Oscar Wilde

Overview

The Picture of Dorian Gray, is the only novel written by the playwright Oscar Wilde.

Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501008429
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/08/2014
Series:	Translate House Classics
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile:	970L (what's this?)

About the Author

The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly The Importance of Being Earnest, while his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.

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