The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Original 1890 Edition (A Oscar Wilde Classic Novel)

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“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own
shame.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray
is a 1891 gothic and philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar
Wilde. First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, the editors feared the story was indecent, and
without Wilde’s knowledge, deleted five hundred words before publication.
Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral
sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde
merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In
response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with
the British press. Wilde revised and expanded the magazine edition of The
Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) for publication as a novel; the book edition
(1891) featured an aphoristic preface — an apologia about the art of the novel
and the reader. The content, style and presentation of the preface made it
famous in its own literary right, as social and cultural criticism. In April
1891, the editorial house Ward, Lock and Company published the revised version
of The Picture of Dorian Gray. A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (February 1, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 58
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
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