{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorian-gray","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes to stay forever young, and pledges his very soul to keep his good looks. Set in fin-de-siecle London, the novel traces a path from the studio of\n\u003cbr\u003epainter Basil Hallward to the opium dens of the East End. As Dorian's slide into crime and cruelty progresses he stays magically youthful, while his beautiful portrait changes, revealing the hideous corruption of moral decay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver since its first publication in 1890 Wilde's only novel has remained the subject of critical controversy. Acclaimed by some as an instructive moral tale, it has been denounced by others for its implicit immorality. Combining elements of the supernatural, aestheticism, and the Gothic, The\n\u003cbr\u003ePicture of Dorian Gray is an unclassifiable and uniquely unsettling work of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780199535989\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oxford University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:none\"\u003e989 5989 35989 535989\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Batner Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43934098849880,"sku":"9780199535989","price":7.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/7564\/3992\/files\/9780199535989.jpg?v=1775049719","url":"https:\/\/batnerbookstore.com\/products\/the-picture-of-dorian-gray","provider":"Batner Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}