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The Picture of Dorian Gray
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Oscar Wilde’s classic story of a young man who sells his soul in exchange for eternal beauty and youth continues to thrill generations of readers. Written by a man who was every bit as flamboyant and unconventional as its hero, The Picture of Dorian Gray is as haunting today as when it first shocked the British public in 1891. Dorian Gray, young, intelligent, sophisticated, gazes on his freshly painted portrait.
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A slow-burn thriller with rich prose and subtext.
- By Martha Ann on 07-07-12
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
every thing I can't stand about Victorian writing
Reviewed: 12-06-15
I remember reading this book in high school, but never finished it. I wanted to reacquaint myself with the classics. Now I remember why I could not finish this. Although the concept of Dorian Gray is important and fascinating, it was a struggle to get through all the overwrought and overdone dialogue. No one just spoke their lines, they cried out. nobody just sat on a couch, they threw themselves on the couch, a couch that was invariably overstuffed. Even the narrator joins in on the witty and cynical epigrams that come in every other line. perhaps this is what sold books in the 19th century England, and people expected a finger wagging cautionary tale. by the way, the character of Dorian Gray is being explored and developed quite admirably in the TV series penny dreadful.
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