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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde, Oscar · ~395 min total
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Chapters (20)
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About The Picture of Dorian Gray
A beautiful young man wishes his portrait would age in his place — and gets exactly what he asks for. Wilde’s only novel, and the sharpest study of vanity ever written.
Why it works as an audiobook
Wilde’s epigrams (the most quoted in English after Shakespeare) hit twice as hard heard aloud. Every page has a line worth pausing on.
- Genre: Gothic / Philosophical
- Themes: gothic, aestheticism, morality tale, dark academia
- Approximate length: 8 hours
- Source: Project Gutenberg #174 (public domain)
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Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?
The Picture of Dorian Gray was written by Oscar Wilde. It was first published in 1890.
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