Story cover for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by OscarWilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
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  • Reads 1,225,859
  • Votes 16,291
  • Parts 21
  • Time 6h 13m
Complete, First published Jul 02, 2013
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.
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