Project Gutenberg 2008-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 637 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills The Picture of Dorian Gray Produced by David Clarke, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story delves into themes of beauty, morality, and the nature of art through the life of its main character, Dorian Gray, a young man whose portrait reflects the consequences of his increasingly decadent and hedonistic lifestyle while he remains outwardly youthful and attractive. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in an artist's studio where Basil Hallward is painting a portrait of the extraordinarily handsome Dorian Gray, who is unaware of the profound impact he has on those around him. Lord Henry Wotton, Basil’s friend, comments on the portrait and expresses a fascination with Dorian, hinting at a charismatic yet morally complex influence he intends to exert over the young man. As the opening unfolds, Dorian's admiration for his own beauty becomes apparent, setting the stage for the internal and external conflicts he will face as he navigates the duality of his existence, juxtaposing his physical allure with the darker aspects of his character and choices. (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 Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Fiction 489829 489838 2024-09-11T10:35:50.415422 2023-09-12T04:42:51.714626 text/html text/html 490579 2010-03-10T13:06:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182089 2010-03-10T13:07:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236869 2024-09-11T10:35:58.264335 application/epub+zip 243588 2024-09-11T10:35:52.088377 application/epub+zip 243588 2024-09-11T10:35:51.087400 application/epub+zip 418623 2024-09-11T10:36:02.829381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403140 2024-09-11T10:35:57.516328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403275 2022-09-12T11:09:07.110078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466243 466146 2024-09-11T10:35:49.273405 2023-09-12T04:42:50.729594 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 465976 2010-03-10T13:06:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178256 2010-03-10T13:07:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 465981 2010-03-10T13:05:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178165 2010-03-10T13:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22596 2024-09-11T10:36:02.983319 application/rdf+xml 12679 2024-09-11T10:35:51.446370 image/jpeg 3747 2024-09-11T10:35:51.267371 image/jpeg 234740 2024-09-11T10:35:50.460362 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