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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar

Wilde

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Synopsis

‘The horror, whatever it was, had not yet entirely spoiled that marvellous beauty.’

Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence.

The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins, and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895.

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A timeless classic

By Lauren Lindley / Spinebreakers Crew

Lauren's review of The Picture of Dorian Gray: Young rich and beautiful dorian gray is faultless, this book by oscar wilde is a timeless classic made to entice and persuade many an age.

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Not as old-fashioned as I was expecting it to be

By Ali Church / Spinebreakers Crew

Alice's review of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: I’d never read any Oscar Wilde before, so I was going into it a little bit blind, but I was very pleasantly surprised.

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Well worth a read

By Isaac Rice / Spinebreakers Crew

Isaac's review of The Picture of Dorian Gray: I think that ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was a good book, shadowed by evil all the way, and well worth a read.