{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorian-gray-and-other-writings-9781416500278","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings","description":"Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe well-known artist Basil Hallward meets the young Dorian Gray in the stately London home of his aunt, Lady Brandon. Basil becomes immediately infatuated with Dorian, who is cultured, wealthy, and remarkably beautiful. Such beauty, Basil believes, is responsible for a new mode of art, and he decides to paint a portrait of the young man. While finishing the painting, Basil reluctantly introduces Dorian to his friend Lord Henry Wotton, a man known for scandal and exuberance. Wotton inspires Dorian to live life through the senses, to feel beauty in everyday experience. Dorian becomes enthralled by Wotton's ideas, and more so becomes obsessed with remaining young and beautiful. He expresses a desire to sell his soul and have the portrait of him age, while he, the man, stays eternally young. A tragic story of hedonism and desire, \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray \u003c\/i\u003eis Oscar Wilde's only published novel. Other writings include \u003ci\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Reading Gaol\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author's personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416500278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.82h x 4.28w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Paperback Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oscar Wilde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649839722652,"sku":"9781416500278","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3326df5d-d1c4-4085-bfe6-b82f0bf97fb5.jpg?v=1603873838","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-and-other-writings-9781416500278","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}