Project Gutenberg 1994-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 61030 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills The Picture of Dorian Gray Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story explores themes of art, beauty, and morality, centering on the life of a young man named Dorian Gray, who becomes entranced by his own beauty and the hedonistic philosophies of Lord Henry Wotton. As Dorian gains fame and pleasure through his youthful looks, he grapples with the implications of vanity and the cost of immortality. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Lord Henry Wotton and the artist Basil Hallward, who has painted a stunning portrait of Dorian Gray. Basil is deeply enamored with Dorian's beauty and harbors a secret affection for him. The opening chapters establish the dynamic between Lord Henry's cynical worldview and Basil's idealism, culminating in Dorian's arrival in the studio. Dorian's first encounter with Lord Henry sparks a transformative moment; as they converse, Dorian is exposed to Henry’s hedonistic philosophies, which shape his perception of beauty and life. The chapter sets a tone that hints at the foreboding price Dorian may pay for his fascination with youth and aesthetic pleasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Didactic fiction Supernatural -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Portraits -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Fiction Appearance (Philosophy) -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text Gothic Fiction Movie Books Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 489095 2025-07-01T04:31:31.075254 text/html 483769 2024-09-18T09:33:10 text/html 281688 2025-07-01T04:31:38.983190 application/epub+zip 281959 2025-07-01T04:31:33.844243 application/epub+zip 265430 2025-07-01T04:31:32.691232 application/epub+zip 462421 2025-07-01T04:31:43.076174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441789 2025-07-01T04:31:38.289235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398836 2022-09-01T04:41:19.878853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465857 2025-07-01T04:31:30.544299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 446090 2024-09-18T09:33:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18969 2025-07-01T04:31:43.204168 application/rdf+xml 12776 2025-07-01T04:31:33.192211 image/jpeg 3735 2025-07-01T04:31:32.941229 image/jpeg 250587 2025-07-01T04:31:31.112257 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia