{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorin-gray-oscar-wilde-ebook","title":"The Picture Of Dorin Gray - Oscar Wilde - EBook","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePatina Paperbacks Edition — with Introduction, Reading Guide, Discussion Questions \u0026amp; Original Illustrations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhen this novel was published in 1890, critics called it poisonous. A prosecutor read it aloud at trial as evidence of its author's immorality. Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years hard labour. The book has never gone out of print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDorian Gray is young, beautiful, and about to make a bargain he doesn't fully understand. Under the influence of the brilliant, cynical Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes that his portrait would age in his place — and somehow, impossibly, it does. He remains untouched while the canvas records every sin, every cruelty, every act of corruption in his face. He ruins a young actress who loves him. He destroys others with equal indifference. He drifts through opium dens and society drawing rooms, growing colder and more beautiful as the portrait grows more monstrous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWilde's only novel is one of the most quotable books in the English language — Lord Henry's epigrams have been repeated so often that people who have never read the novel know his lines. But beneath the dazzling surface is a genuine tragedy: a man who chooses beauty over truth and discovers too late that he has chosen nothing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePublished in 1891. Written by a man who knew exactly what he was describing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Patina Paperbacks edition includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAn original introduction exploring Wilde's life, the scandal the novel caused, and why it was used against him at trial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e20 discussion questions across six themes — perfect for book clubs and classroom use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA curated further reading list including the French novel that inspired it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA detailed biography of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e4 original illustrations in Victorian woodcut style — exclusive to this edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe only illustrated Patina edition of Dorian Gray, with original Victorian-style artwork exclusive to Patina Paperbacks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers of:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, dark academia, gothic fiction, queer classics, and decadent literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patina Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627679629477,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/1407\/9909\/files\/dorian_cover_kdp_ffa47ecb-69ee-4855-aae3-efa2a1dccfa6.jpg?v=1773812575","url":"https:\/\/patinapaperbacks.com\/products\/the-picture-of-dorin-gray-oscar-wilde-ebook","provider":"Patina Paperbacks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}