Themes
beautycorruptionhedonismidentity
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
A compact novel of vanity, performance, and corruption where Wilde's style is half the argument and most of the pleasure.
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Beginner Fit
- 4/5
- Approx. Pages
- 272
Moods
wittydarklush
Editorial shelf note
A strong shelf pick when you want something elegant, dark, and impressively compact.
Public domain; some editions distinguish between censored and uncensored text history.
Why it earns shelf space
- Wilde's sentences glitter
- the premise stays sharp
- its short length makes it easy to revisit
Know before you commit
- Lord Henry can dominate the room
- the psychology is stylized rather than naturalistic
- some digressive passages stall the drama
Edition guide
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Oxford World's Classics
Oxford University Press · Paperback
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Oxford World's Classics
Oxford University Press · Paperback
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A clean edition for readers who want contextual notes on publication history and censorship.
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