Nicholas Frankel has published many books about Oscar Wilde, including Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years, The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde, The Annotated Prison Writings of Oscar Wilde, The Invention of Oscar Wilde, and The Picture of Dorian Gray: An Annotated, Uncensored Edition. He is Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Oscar Wilde just got a little wilder.
*Toronto Star*
The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray is the latest edition of
Wilde's only novel, but it is also the first. Editor Nicholas
Frankel has followed the manuscript Wilde submitted to Lippincott's
magazine in early 1890. Frankel poured over the original typescript
and about 3,000 handwritten words Wilde added to it, restoring
subtle but important romance between the three lead characters… The
effect is not radical…but it is noticeable, and the book is more
satisfying for his efforts… Frankel's uncensored version is closest
to what Wilde intended before editors and hostile critics
intervened, and it is also the most pleasurable to read… The
Picture of Dorian Gray is a haunting, beautiful and important
novel.
*Bangkok Post*
Now, for the first time, we can read the version that Wilde
intended...Both the text and Nicholas Frankel's introduction make
for fascinating reading.
*Paris Review*
The Picture of Dorian Gray is just as spine tingling, relevant, and
original now as it was in 1891. From the compelling story to the
musicality of the prose to the symbolism, The Uncensored Picture of
Dorian Gray is a great read.
*PopMatters*
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