Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 3431 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills The Picture of Dorian Gray 1890, 13-chapter version Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray Produced by Alfred J. Drake. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes ofbeauty, hedonism, and the consequences of living a life focused solely on sensory experience through the experiences of its main character, Dorian Gray. At its core is a young man whose portrait, created by the artist Basil Hallward, mysteriously reflects the consequences of Dorian's actions, allowing him to maintain his youthful appearance while his moral decay is displayed in the painting. At the start of the novel, we encounter Basil Hallward in his studio, admiring a portrait he has created of the beautiful young Dorian Gray. Lord Henry Wotton, Basil's friend, teases him about the portrait and pressures him to showcase it to the public, but Basil refuses, claiming he has poured too much of himself into the work. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at Basil's deep feelings for Dorian and introduces the budding relationship between Dorian and Lord Henry, who represents a seductive, hedonistic worldview. Dorian's youth and beauty captivate both men, setting the stage for his eventual fall into moral chaos as he grapples with the implications of his actions and the enchantment of youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (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 Movie Books Contemporary Reviews Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 346129 2025-08-02T10:06:17.994980 text/html 338572 2013-02-09T09:19:46 text/html 202393 2025-08-02T10:06:25.053927 application/epub+zip 207691 2025-08-02T10:06:20.958926 application/epub+zip 191161 2025-08-02T10:06:19.582959 application/epub+zip 362537 2025-08-02T10:06:28.340896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349817 2025-08-02T10:06:24.332906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306778 2022-09-02T13:00:35.698796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325102 2025-08-02T10:06:17.407960 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 324902 2013-02-09T09:19:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 324895 2013-02-09T09:19:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23080 2025-08-02T10:06:28.503899 application/rdf+xml 12776 2025-08-02T10:06:20.098929 image/jpeg 3735 2025-08-02T10:06:19.837941 image/jpeg 123520 2013-02-09T09:20:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 125616 2013-02-09T09:20:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 123461 2013-02-09T09:20:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 198456 2025-08-02T10:06:18.023000 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia