The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published as a serial in Lippencott’s Monthly Magazine, and the publishers thought it would so offend readers that they removed nearly 500 words without Wilde’s approval. Wilde soon expanded it and republished it as a novel, including a short preface justifying his art. Even though his contemporaries considered it so offensive that some argued for his prosecution, Dorian Gray today survives as a classic philosophical novel that explores themes of aestheticism and double lives. Couched in Wilde’s trademark cutting wit, Dorian Gray is still being adapted today, with Dorian and his moldering portrait remaining cultural touchstones.
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4.5
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Titan Lange
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February 26, 2023
This quite a wonderful drama that can entertain you for days with it's dramatic shows of affection, sorrow and all sorts of emotion as the story progresses
Ura Muis
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June 10, 2024
what a wonderful book. it tells how bad deeds corrupt a soul and how moral shapes our lives. highly recommended.
Jannat Sultana
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January 22, 2024
It was really a great work of Oscar Wilde..
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