{"product_id":"9781499799231","title":"The Picture of Dorian (Annotated)","description":"The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890.\u003cbr\u003eThe novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian (whimsically) expresses a desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than he.","brand":"Createspace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061665743088,"sku":"9781499799231","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781499799231_p0.jpg?v=1763710423","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781499799231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}