The only novel by Oscar Wilde. The eponymous character, after being painted, casually suggests that in order to enjoy a life of hedonism, he would sell his soul if the picture could age instead of him. As his life becomes more and more debauched, his portrait becomes more grotesque, resulting in a grim finale. Wilde said that the main characters reflected different facets of his own personality.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Writer. His works include biographies of his father Thomas Henry Huxley and Charles Darwin. Father of Aldous and Julian Huxley, the unidentified child in the photograph is presumably one of his sons.
Author and journalist. Born Abingdon and brought up in Putney. Her father was bankrupt and her mother had died by suicide by the time Dorothy was 22. Moved to Bloomsbury in 1896 and while working ...
Artist and writer. Born Percy Wyndham Lewis but he didn't like the Percy and dropped it. He was born in his wealthy American father's yacht off Amherst, Nova Scotia, to a British mother who left he...
Person, Art, Literature, USA
Writer and illustrator. 1842 married William Pitt Byrne and, when the time came, designed his memorial. Died at home, 16 Montagu Street.
From Wikipedia: a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The award is given to the author of the most disting...
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