The Picture of Dorian Gray : Illustrated Abridged Children Classic English Novel with Review Questions (Hardback)

About the Book

Young Dorian Gray has it all—the charm, the looks, the money. Innocent, naïve and hopeful, Dorian is adored by all. Obsessed with this beautiful man, the painter Basil Hallward paints the most delightful portrait of Dorian, immortalizing his beauty forever. Dorian’s life changes when he meets the wise and worldly Lord Henry Wotton, who teaches him that the only thing that matters is beauty. Now vain and desperate to hold on to his youth, Dorian goes down a dark path that he perchance cannot return from. Come explore the mysterious world of Dorian Gray, and discover his deep dark secret.

About the Author
Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright who wrote several poems, epigrams, plays, and one novel. He was one of London’s most popular playwrights, having written plays like The Duchess of Padua (1883), Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), among others. Oscar Wilde’s reputation, however, rests on his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was heavily criticized for its dark and indecent themes. Popular newspapers labelled it ‘unclean’ and ‘poisonous’ while reviewers felt that the text itself was offensive to the reader. But Oscar Wilde fiercely defended his novel in the British press and thus became a spokesperson for the Aesthetic movement in England, which advocated art for art’s sake.