The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde(theo_nash)
A beautiful young man remains eternally youthful while his portrait ages and decays, reflecting every sin and corruption of his soul.
Chapters
CHAPTER I — The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light
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CHAPTER II — As they entered they saw Dorian Gray. He was seated at the piano, with
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CHAPTER III — At half-past twelve next day Lord Henry Wotton strolled from Curzon
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CHAPTER IV — One afternoon, a month later, Dorian Gray was reclining in a luxurious
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CHAPTER V — “Mother, Mother, I am so happy!” whispered the girl, burying her face
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CHAPTER VI — “I suppose you have heard the news, Basil?” said Lord Henry that
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CHAPTER VII — For some reason or other, the house was crowded that night, and the fat
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CHAPTER VIII — It was long past noon when he awoke. His valet had crept several times
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CHAPTER IX — As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown
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CHAPTER X — When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if
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CHAPTER XI — For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of
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CHAPTER XII — It was on the ninth of November, the eve of his own thirty-eighth
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CHAPTER XIII — He passed out of the room and began the ascent, Basil Hallward
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CHAPTER XIV — At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of
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CHAPTER XV — That evening, at eight-thirty, exquisitely dressed and wearing a large
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CHAPTER XVI — A cold rain began to fall, and the blurred street-lamps looked ghastly
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CHAPTER XVII — A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby
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CHAPTER XVIII — The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the
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CHAPTER XIX — “There is no use your telling me that you are going to be good,” cried
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CHAPTER XX — It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and
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