{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorian-gray","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray","description":"This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes the complete unabridged novel plus a glossary and reader’s notes to help the modern reader contend with Wilde’s many allusions and his complex approach to the human condition.\n\nOscar Wilde’s only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, first appeared in 1891. Dorian Gray, a handsome young man, falls in with a group of “friends,” whose amoral philosophies he finds quite appealing. After he has his portrait painted, his frivolity and general demeanor degenerate into wickedness, but only the portrait bears the effects of his descent into decadence and serves as a powerful symbol of Gray’s internal ruin. Dorian himself, however, remains as young and unspoiled as the day he first sat for the painting.\n\nWilde’s exploration of life without limits or consequences shocked its late-Victorian audience and remains highly un-settling to modern readers. We, like Dorian, are forced to reconsider whether total freedom and absolute knowledge are really worth their costs.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1580493939\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1580493939.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Oscar Wilde\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41419975000122,"sku":"DBV.1580493939.A","price":4.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1580493939-0.jpg?v=1778870012","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-picture-of-dorian-gray","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}