[Gutenberg 174] • The Picture of Dorian Gray
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- Authors
- Wilde, Oscar
- Publisher
- Top 100 Classics
- Tags
- london (england) -- history -- 1800-1950 -- fiction , portraits -- fiction , conduct of life -- fiction , classics , paranormal fiction , great britain -- history -- victoria , didactic fiction , supernatural -- fiction , 1837-1901 -- fiction , appearance (philosophy) -- fiction
- Date
- 2015-12-12T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.19 MB
- Lang
- en
“ *The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame*.” : Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Your ‘ *The Picture of Dorian Gray* ' by *Oscar Wilde* eBook Report: Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated. Working Table of Contents, Font adjustments & Navigation. About ‘ *The Picture of Dorian Gray* ' by *Oscar Wilde* The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by the writer Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The Picture of Dorian Gray begins on a beautiful summer day in Victorian era England, where Lord Henry Wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man who is Basil's muse. While sitting for the painting, Dorian listens to Lord Henry espousing his hedonistic ultimate world view, and begins to think that beauty is the only aspect of life worth pursuing. This prompts Dorian to wish that the painted image of himself would age in his stead.
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