Project Gutenberg 2004-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 230 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Savine, Albert 1859 1927 Savine, Alberto The picture of Dorian Gray. French Le portrait de Dorian Gray Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Chuck and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Le portrait de Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story delves into themes of aestheticism, morality, and the nature of beauty as it follows the life of a young man named Dorian Gray, whose exquisite beauty captivates those around him. As he becomes entangled in the hedonistic lifestyle promoted by Lord Henry Wotton, he grapples with the consequences of vanity and the desire for eternal youth. The opening of the novel introduces us to Lord Henry Wotton, who observes a stunning portrait of a young man named Dorian Gray created by the painter Basil Hallward. The scene is set in Basil's studio, filled with the fragrance of flowers and the atmosphere of artistry. As Lord Henry encourages Basil to showcase the portrait, it becomes evident that Basil is deeply attached to Dorian, confiding in Lord Henry about his intense feelings for the young man. The conversation foreshadows a conflict between beauty and morality, with Lord Henry advocating for indulgence in sensations while Basil expresses his fear of revealing too much of his soul through his art. Dorian's entrance into the narrative hints at the enchanting yet dangerous influence he will have on those around him, setting the stage for the exploration of aestheticism and its consequences in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr 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 FR Littérature Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 558548 555758 2024-10-06T11:42:54.699282 2023-10-06T12:05:07.284930 text/html text/html 618978 2020-12-18T18:45:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 201230 2020-12-18T18:45:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274608 2024-10-06T11:43:04.026264 application/epub+zip 282943 2024-10-06T11:42:57.998252 application/epub+zip 266735 2024-10-06T11:42:56.624259 application/epub+zip 499477 2024-10-06T11:43:08.771218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470822 2024-10-06T11:43:03.154221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428132 2022-09-07T15:00:58.806615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502202 502122 2024-10-06T11:42:52.462292 2023-10-06T12:05:05.338846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491026 2020-12-18T18:45:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187298 2020-12-18T18:45:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23457 2024-10-06T11:43:08.909196 application/rdf+xml 13013 2024-10-06T11:42:57.190258 image/jpeg 3655 2024-10-06T11:42:56.907276 image/jpeg 267447 2024-10-06T11:42:54.749277 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia