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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Author

  • Oscar Wilde

Publication

12/1/1890

Overview

The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde and first published as a novel in 1891 after a magazine serial in 1890, follows a strikingly beautiful young man in London whose portrait ages and bears the marks of his moral corruption while he remains physically youthful. Artist Basil Hallward paints Dorian's portrait, captivated by his subject's perfection, but Dorian—seduced by the hedonistic philosophy of Lord Henry Wotton—wishes the painting would take on his sins instead. The story unfolds as Dorian descends into a life of indulgence and secrecy, hidden from society by his unchanging appearance.

Content

  1. THE PREFACE
  2. CHAPTER I.
  3. CHAPTER II.
  4. CHAPTER III.
  5. CHAPTER IV.
  6. CHAPTER V.
  7. CHAPTER VI.
  8. CHAPTER VII.
  9. CHAPTER VIII.
  10. CHAPTER IX.
  11. CHAPTER X.
  12. CHAPTER XI.
  13. CHAPTER XII.
  14. CHAPTER XIII.
  15. CHAPTER XIV.
  16. CHAPTER XV.
  17. CHAPTER XVI.
  18. CHAPTER XVII.
  19. CHAPTER XVIII.
  20. CHAPTER XIX.
  21. CHAPTER XX.