The Picture Of Dorian Gray Original Book

The picture of dorian gray moral fantasy novel by irish writer oscar wilde published first in lippincott s monthly magazine in 1890 and as a book in 1891.

The picture of dorian gray original book. Classics british novels literature gothic 1001 book fiction 19th century irish. Basil is impressed by dorian s beauty and becomes infatuated with him believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. The picture of dorian gray is a fantastic book. It tells of a young man named dorian gray the subject of a painting by artist basil hallward.

The picture of dorian gray oscar wilde. The picture of dorian gray is the only published novel by oscar wilde. It is an archetypal tale of a young man who purchases eternal youth at the expense of his soul and a romantic exposition of wilde s own aestheticism. The picture of dorian gray original 1891 edition.

Use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading the picture of dorian gray original 1891 edition. Personally it took me two days to read and i enjoyed pretty much every moment of it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets. The picture of dorian gray is a gothic and philosophical novel by oscar wilde first published complete in the july 1890 issue of lippincott s monthly magazine.

Fearing the story was indecent prior to publication the magazine s editor deleted roughly five hundred words without wilde s knowledge. The picture of dorian gray is a philosophical novel by oscar wilde first published complete in the july 1890 issue of lippincott s monthly magazine. It s not all that long and is the only novelised evidence of wilde s literary talent. The picture of dorian gray remains wilde s only novel.

The picture of dorian gray is a morally ambivalent tale of vanity decadence and bloodshed that shocked victorian britain upon its publication in 1890.