{"product_id":"9780141439570","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray - Wilde, Oscar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/u\u003e by Wilde, Oscar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Trade Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Penguin Popular Classics, 2003\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to sell his soul in exchange for eternal youth and beauty. Under the influence of Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, where he is able to indulge his desires while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only Dorian's picture bears the traces of his decadence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA knowing account of a secret life and an analysis of the darker side of late Victorian society. The Picture of Dorian Gray offers a disturbing portrait of an individual coming face to face with the reality of his soul. Shocking in its suggestion of unspeakable sin, this novel was later used as evidence against Wilde when he was tried for indecency in 1895.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Popular Classics, 2003","offers":[{"title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray \/ NEW","offer_id":55759247081764,"sku":"9780141439570NW","price":8.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/PID0000000177_7c5b5a65-0bbc-400f-840a-5c309f3ede87.jpg?v=1784389694","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780141439570","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}