<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a familiar story of greed, sin, and arrogance. A young man, infatuated with his own handsomeness and youth as depicted in a perfect portrait, makes a bargain he will come to regret. No one can save him from his appetite for pleasure and his awful fate--not the man who idolizes him, not the woman who loves him, and not even himself! <BR>Published in 1890, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is Oscar Wilde's only novel. At first the subject of intense controversy, it has endured as a classic for years. This Canterbury Classics edition includes the beloved story as well as a special heat-burnished cover, foil stamping, and designed endpapers in an easy-to-carry package. <BR>A cautionary tale of innocence sacrificed for the sake of vice, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a classic whose lessons are still relevant today. <BR>About the Word Cloud Classics series: <BR>Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Canterbury Classics gives a new look to this controversial classic!</b> <p/><i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> is a familiar story of greed, sin, and arrogance. A young man, infatuated with his own handsomeness and youth as depicted in a perfect portrait, makes a bargain he will come to regret. No one can save him from his appetite for pleasure and his awful fate--not the man who idolizes him, not the woman who loves him, and not even himself! <p/> <p/>Published in 1890, <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> is Oscar Wilde's only novel. At first the subject of intense controversy, it has endured as a classic for years. This Canterbury Classics edition includes the beloved story as well as a special heat-burnished cover, foil stamping, and designed endpapers in an easy-to-carry package. <p/> <p/>A cautionary tale of innocence sacrificed for the sake of vice, <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> is a classic whose lessons are still relevant today. <p/> <p/>About the Word Cloud Classics series: <p/>Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Oscar Wilde</b> (1854 - 1900) was an Irish writer and poet, who became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.<br>