{"product_id":"collins-classics-the-picture-of-dorian-gray","title":"Collins Classics - The Picture Of Dorian Gray","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eCollins Classics: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a razor-sharp Gothic classic that pairs glittering wit with a dark, modern unease about beauty, desire and consequence. It’s the kind of novel you keep turning over in your mind long after you’ve shut the cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eWhen artist Basil Hallward paints the striking Dorian Gray, the portrait captures more than a likeness. Dorian’s fear of ageing hardens into a reckless wish, and he sets out to chase pleasure and temptation while keeping his public self spotless. Out of sight, the painting becomes a private reckoning—an index of what charm can conceal and what choices can cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy literary fiction with moral tension, Victorian London settings, and stories about art, vanity and corruption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd this essential Oscar Wilde novel to your classics shelf and see why it still feels unsettlingly current.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53370962542868,"sku":"9780008195588","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9780008195588_1.jpg?v=1785390398","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/collins-classics-the-picture-of-dorian-gray","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}