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020			_a9780141439570
082			_a823.8 _bWIL
100			_aWilde, Oscar
245			_aThe Picture Of Dorian Gray
260			_bPenguin Classics, _c1985 _aNew York :
300			_axliii, 252 p. ; _c20 cm
365			_b299.00 _c₹ _d1
490			_aPenguin Classics
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and an index.
520			_aOscar Wilde's alluring novel of decadence and sin was a succès de scandale on publication. It follows Dorian Gray who, enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, 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 depravity. This definitive edition includes a selection of contemporary reviews condemning the novel's immorality.
650			_aGothic fiction
650			_aPhilosophical
650			_aAestheticism in literature
650			_aImmorality
650			_aSupernatural
700			_aMighall, Robert _eed.
942			_2ddc _cBK