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  1. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The novel-length version was published in April 1891.

  2. May 9, 2024 · The Picture of Dorian Gray, moral fantasy novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, published in an early form in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890. The novel, the only one written by Wilde, had six additional chapters when it was released as a book in 1891.

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  3. The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s one novel, published originally in 1890 (as a serial) and then in book form the following year. The novel is at once an example of late Victorian Gothic horror and , in some ways, the greatest English-language novel about decadence and aestheticism, or ‘art for art’s sake’.

  4. The Picture of Dorian Gray begins on a beautiful summer day in Victorian era England, where Lord Henry Wotton, an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of Dorian Gray, a handsome young man who is Basil's ultimate muse.

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  5. He apparently signed his love letters “Dorian”, after an ancient tribe called “The Dorians”. The best study guide to The Picture of Dorian Gray on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

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  7. Wilde published his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, before he reached the height of his fame. The first edition appeared in the summer of 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. It was criticized as scandalous and immoral.

  8. Jan 16, 2023 · The Picture of Dorian Gray was written by Oscar Wilde, an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet. The book was first published in 1890, and it was his only novel. It was first published in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890, and later as a novel in 1891, by Ward, Lock and Company.

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