The picture of Dorian Gray
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Published
London ; Penguin, [2003].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xliii, 252 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0141439572, 9780141439570
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.7, 14 Points
Lexile measure
970

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General Note
"Reprinted with minor revisions 2003"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page xxxviii-xlii).
Description
A young man's quest for eternal youth and beauty ends in scandal, depravity and death. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The picture of Dorian Gray was a succes de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins, and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at his trial at the Old Bailey in 1895. This definitive edition includes a selection of contemporary reviews condemning the novel's immorality, and the introduction to the first Penguin Classics edition by Peter Ackroyd.
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920L,Lexile
Target Audience
590L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 79 (high),Semantic demand: 84 (very high),Syntactic demand: 78 (high),Structure demand: 85 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.7,14.0,8668.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.7,14,8668.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wilde, O., & Mighall, R. (2003). The picture of Dorian Gray . Penguin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 and Robert. Mighall. 2003. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 and Robert. Mighall. The Picture of Dorian Gray Penguin, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wilde, Oscar, and Robert Mighall. The Picture of Dorian Gray Penguin, 2003.

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