The Picture of Dorian Gray

Description

**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. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray))

First Sentence

The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction

Series Statement

• Penguin classics

Other Editions

• The Picture of Dorian GrayPenguin Books2003-01-01
• The picture of Dorian GrayAudiobook1959-01-01
• Picture of Dorian GrayCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform2015-01-01
• Picture of Dorian GrayHyde Park Editions Limited2016-01-01
• Picture of Dorian GrayCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform2017-01-01
• Picture of Dorian GrayCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform2017-01-01