# The Picture of Dorian Gray

By Oscar Wilde.

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a philosophical fiction and Gothic horror novel published in 1890. When a beautiful young man wishes that his portrait would age instead of himself, his desire becomes terrifyingly real. As Dorian pursues a life of pleasure and moral corruption, he remains eternally youthful while his painted image transforms into a horrifying record of his sins. Wilde explores beauty, morality, and the dangerous influence of hedonistic philosophy in this tale of vanity and its consequences. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: 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

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Picture of Dorian Gray (version 2 dramatic reading)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/4581) by Oscar Wilde (9 h 28 min, English)
- [Picture Of Dorian Gray (1891 Version)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/6124) by Oscar Wilde (9 h 30 min, English)
- [Picture of Dorian Gray (Version 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/16395) by Oscar Wilde (6 h 49 min, English)

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