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# NewMint Condition Clothbound Classic Same Day Dispatch The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Clothbound Classics) is a beautifully crafted edition of Oscar Wilde's iconic novel, featuring a durable clothbound cover, pristine NewMint condition, and a commitment to swift same-day dispatch and secure packaging, ensuring a delightful reading experience.

## Description

Buy The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Reprint by Wilde, Oscar, Mighall, Robert (ISBN: 9780141442464) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Intriguing - Super book. Beautifully written. Intriguing story.
Review: A (Mostly) Wondrous Read. - I decided to have a quick peruse of the one star ratings before writing this review, as I was intrigued to know why people felt so negative towards The Picture of Dorian Gray. Whilst I do agree with some of the criticisms, on the whole this is a beautiful piece of classic literature and the Kindle version is relatively well formatted (could do with page breaks on chapter starts). This was Oscar Wilde's only novel and upon reading it, I'm not entirely surprised. The narrative is largely driven by dialogue / monologue, although this isn't necessarily a problem. The characters are shallow, aristocratic types, obsessed with fine living and aesthetics, which was precisely what Wilde intended. True, it is often difficult to identify with them, apart from the artist who painted the portrait itself perhaps. The opening chapters are beautifully homoerotic, in the sense that Wilde clearly couldn't overtly describe the interactions between the characters; thus, the language used cleverly hints at the relationships for what they are and this is actually rather a nice change from the contemporary 'in your face' approach. The only bit I didn't enjoy comes somewhere in the middle, where Wilde sets about describing Dorian Gray's love of things - fabrics, gemstones etc. etc. ad nauseum. After a couple of pages of this I did feel like skipping to the next part. Otherwise I found this novel almost addictive, to the extent that I even used the experimental text to speech to listen to some of it in the car on the way to work (an interesting experience). It does come to a very abrupt end, which is odd, considering the extensive description and elaboration given to everything else. All in all, given that the Kindle edition is free and the novel is historically of some importance (as well as being a clever idea), it has to be worth a read. It left me disappointed that Oscar Wilde didn't write more novels, although the reviews here cover the whole range of opinions, so this is definitely one that is in the eye of the beholder.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0141442468 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 11,342 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 44 in Classic Horror 69 in Fiction Classics (Books) 349 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (24,387) |
| Dimensions  | 19.91 x 13.67 x 2.77 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 9780141442464 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0141442464 |
| Item weight  | 419 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 252 pages |
| Publication date  | 6 Nov. 2008 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intriguing
*by F***A on 20 November 2025*

Super book. Beautifully written. Intriguing story.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A (Mostly) Wondrous Read.
*by D***N on 15 October 2011*

I decided to have a quick peruse of the one star ratings before writing this review, as I was intrigued to know why people felt so negative towards The Picture of Dorian Gray. Whilst I do agree with some of the criticisms, on the whole this is a beautiful piece of classic literature and the Kindle version is relatively well formatted (could do with page breaks on chapter starts). This was Oscar Wilde's only novel and upon reading it, I'm not entirely surprised. The narrative is largely driven by dialogue / monologue, although this isn't necessarily a problem. The characters are shallow, aristocratic types, obsessed with fine living and aesthetics, which was precisely what Wilde intended. True, it is often difficult to identify with them, apart from the artist who painted the portrait itself perhaps. The opening chapters are beautifully homoerotic, in the sense that Wilde clearly couldn't overtly describe the interactions between the characters; thus, the language used cleverly hints at the relationships for what they are and this is actually rather a nice change from the contemporary 'in your face' approach. The only bit I didn't enjoy comes somewhere in the middle, where Wilde sets about describing Dorian Gray's love of things - fabrics, gemstones etc. etc. ad nauseum. After a couple of pages of this I did feel like skipping to the next part. Otherwise I found this novel almost addictive, to the extent that I even used the experimental text to speech to listen to some of it in the car on the way to work (an interesting experience). It does come to a very abrupt end, which is odd, considering the extensive description and elaboration given to everything else. All in all, given that the Kindle edition is free and the novel is historically of some importance (as well as being a clever idea), it has to be worth a read. It left me disappointed that Oscar Wilde didn't write more novels, although the reviews here cover the whole range of opinions, so this is definitely one that is in the eye of the beholder.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book
*by T***. on 2 December 2025*

Good book

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