The Picture of Dorian Gray (Annotated, Unabridged & updated for modern readers)

by Oscar Wilde, Honored Classics (Editor)

Overview

The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published as a serial in Lippencott's Monthly Magazine, and the publishers thought it would so offend readers that they removed nearly 500 words without Wilde's approval. Wilde soon expanded it and republished it as a novel, including a short preface justifying his art. Even though his contemporaries considered it so offensive that some argued for his prosecution, Dorian Gray today survives as a classic philosophical novel that explores themes of aestheticism and double lives. Couched in Wilde's trademark cutting wit, Dorian Gray is still being adapted today, with Dorian and his moldering portrait remaining cultural touchstones.

• Links to a free audio book download The Picture of Dorian Gray.
• Link to watch the 1976 film, Picture of Dorian Gray, for free.
• Updated formatting and correction for a greater reading experience.
• Images of the first edition and historical annotations.
• Resources to learn more about the first edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray and more information on the life and works of Oscar Wilde.


Revised edition: The Picture of Dorian Gray (Honored Classics edition) includes editorial updates.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162698616
Publisher:	Honored Classics
Publication date:	08/03/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	17,684
File size:	1 MB

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