Book Name
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Collins Classics)
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Book Author
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Oscar Wilde
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Publishers
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Collins Classics Uk
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Publish Date
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?
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Language
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English
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Category
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Literary Fiction
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Edition
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(Collins Classics)
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Book Code
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274
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Pages
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272
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Book Quality
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Black Paper
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Whatsapp
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0312-9775152
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E-mail
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onlinebookshop.pk@gmail.com
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Rs
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350/-
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'How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young… If it was only the other way!'
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful. The painting, which reflects each of Gray's sins and transgressions in its hideousness, haunts him until it finally becomes unbearable. In this dark tale of duplicity and mortality, Wilde creates a world where art and reality collide.
About the Author
Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest.
As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty
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