Project Gutenberg 1994-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 21127 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills The Picture of Dorian Gray Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story explores themes of art, beauty, and morality, centering on the life of a young man named Dorian Gray, who becomes entranced by his own beauty and the hedonistic philosophies of Lord Henry Wotton. As Dorian gains fame and pleasure through his youthful looks, he grapples with the implications of vanity and the cost of immortality. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Lord Henry Wotton and the artist Basil Hallward, who has painted a stunning portrait of Dorian Gray. Basil is deeply enamored with Dorian's beauty and harbors a secret affection for him. The opening chapters establish the dynamic between Lord Henry's cynical worldview and Basil's idealism, culminating in Dorian's arrival in the studio. Dorian's first encounter with Lord Henry sparks a transformative moment; as they converse, Dorian is exposed to Henry’s hedonistic philosophies, which shape his perception of beauty and life. The chapter sets a tone that hints at the foreboding price Dorian may pay for his fascination with youth and aesthetic pleasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 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 Gothic Fiction Movie Books Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Fiction 488950 489135 2024-09-18T11:01:02.681505 2023-10-01T04:30:26.035603 text/html text/html 483769 2024-09-18T09:33:10 text/html 259285 2024-09-18T11:01:29.227383 application/epub+zip 259795 2024-09-18T11:01:15.908367 application/epub+zip 259795 2024-09-18T11:01:06.784470 application/epub+zip 419528 2024-09-18T11:01:41.518266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398912 2024-09-18T11:01:28.623353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398836 2022-09-01T04:41:19.878853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465857 465835 2024-09-18T11:01:01.862520 2023-10-01T04:30:25.265573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 446090 2024-09-18T09:33:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20700 2024-09-18T11:01:41.674254 application/rdf+xml 12679 2024-09-18T11:01:15.352427 image/jpeg 3747 2024-09-18T11:01:15.157416 image/jpeg 230906 2024-09-18T11:01:02.726471 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia