The Picture of Dorian Gray: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Picture of Dorian Gray is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wilde, Oscar (1854–1900).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a philosophical fiction and Gothic horror novel published in 1890. When a beautiful young man wishes that his portrait would age instead of himself, his desire becomes terrifyingly real. As Dorian pursues a life of pleasure and moral corruption, he remains eternally youthful while his painted image transforms into a horrifying record of his sins. Wilde explores beauty, morality, and the dangerous influence of hedonistic philosophy in this tale of vanity and its consequences.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Author credits: Wilde, Oscar (1854–1900)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Appearance (Philosophy) -- Fiction
- Conduct of life -- Fiction
- Didactic fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction
- London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Fiction
- Paranormal fiction
- Portraits -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Novels
- Gothic Fiction
- Movie Books
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