The picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde ; edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Mighall.
Record details
- ISBN: 0141439572
- Physical Description: xliii, 252 pages ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: London ; Penguin, [2003]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Reprinted with minor revisions 2003"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page xxxviii-xlii). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Picture of Dorian Gray -- Selected contemporary reviews of The Picture of Dorian Gray -- Introduction to The First Penguin Classics Edition, by Peter Ackroyd. |
Target Audience Note: | 920L Lexile 590L Lexile Decoding demand: 79 (high) Semantic demand: 84 (very high) Syntactic demand: 78 (high) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.7 14 8668. |
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Subject: | Conduct of life > Fiction. Youthfulness > Fiction. Portraits > Fiction. |
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Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA WIL (Text) | 0002203647215 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | WIL (Text) | 33042003888958 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | WIL (Text) | 33042003888966 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Festus Public Library | Fic Wilde (Text) | 32017000077841 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/11/2024 |
Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | F WIL (Text) | 35555000681140 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Lebanon-Laclede County Library | F Wilde (Text) | 3802866789 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Webster County-Rogersville | F Wilde (Text) | 3990437901 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
School Library Journal Review
The Picture of Dorian Gray
School Library Journal
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Gr 10 Up-"The Whole Story" format provides illustrations and annotations to the classic text. Ross's lively and sophisticated cartoons add interest, and historical information helps readers place the novel in proper context and gives insight into its characters. The problem with this attractive, glossy layout, however, is that the text and the quotes pulled from it are not always on the same page. Further, some illustrations and notations visually cut into the narrative and may distract readers. For example, a drawing appears on the first page along with the passage, "In the centre of the room, clamped to an upright easel, stood the full-length portrait of a young man of extraordinary personal beauty," but that quote does not appear until the second page of the story. Useful as a supplement to the original novel, but not a replacement for it.-Karen Hoth, Marathon Middle/High School, FL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
The Horn Book Review
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Horn Book
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Wilde's sophisticated novel of the seemingly ageless Dorian Gray and the portrait that reflects his debauchery is presented unabridged and accompanied by adequate watercolor illustrations. Historical facts, biographical information, and supplemental photographs and art are included in the margins, though perhaps not as overwhelmingly as in previous volumes of the series. From HORN BOOK Fall 2001, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
BookList Review
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Booklist
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Gr. 6^-12. For teens who find even steadily paced novels a struggle, the biting but often meandering discussions between Basil and Lord Henry in Wilde's classic can seem overwhelming and pointless. But this version's informative sidebars make the surreal tale of the beautiful young man who never ages one that teens can not only tackle but also begin to relish. When the story advances or twists, Tony Ross' colorful artwork emphasizes Wilde's absurdly witty take on Victorian provincialism. For scenes in which characters discuss aesthetics, sidebar illustrations with helpful captions explain how Wilde's philosophies influenced his characterizations. Even when the sidebars only remotely relate to the story, they provide a clear cultural outline of the mores that resulted in Wilde's public undoing and his untimely death. The supplemental information and illustrations may strike sharp YA readers as amusing or interesting, but they may be the sole reason weaker readers tackle the novel at all. --Roger Leslie