The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - Dover Bookshelf

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is Wilde’s first novel, originally published in 1891. This edition is a hardback in the Dover Bookshelf series.

Key details

• Author: Oscar Wilde
• Series: Dover Bookshelf
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 256
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 15 May 2025

Presented as a Dover Bookshelf collectible hardback, this classic showcases Wilde’s incisive wit and richly worked prose. First released in 1891, the novel drew notable controversy and criticism on publication, and it is framed here as a provocative work that reflects its author’s pursuit of aestheticism and decadent indulgence. At its centre is Dorian Gray’s fixation with the lasting youth and beauty captured in his portrait, set against the increasingly disturbing changes the image records. The result is described as a critique of vanity, hedonism and the desire for eternal youth, while also examining the dualities within human nature.

Rackhams Reference : E7NT3PHCD7