The Picture of Dorian Gray

Name: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Author: Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

English · 1890 · Fiction

A young man's portrait ages while he stays youthful, in Oscar Wilde's only novel, a study of beauty, vanity, and moral corruption.

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Preface
Chapter IThe studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the…
Chapter IIAs they entered they saw Dorian Gray. He was seated at the piano…
Chapter IIIAt half-past twelve next day Lord Henry Wotton strolled from Curzon…
Chapter IVOne afternoon, a month later, Dorian Gray was reclining in a…
Chapter V“Mother, Mother, I am so happy!” whispered the girl, burying her face…
Chapter VI“I suppose you have heard the news, Basil?” said Lord Henry that…
Chapter VIIFor some reason or other, the house was crowded that night, and the…
Chapter VIIIIt was long past noon when he awoke. His valet had crept several…
Chapter IXAs he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown…
Chapter XWhen his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered…
Chapter XIFor years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of…
Chapter XIIIt was on the ninth of November, the eve of his own thirty-eighth…
Chapter XIIIHe passed out of the room and began the ascent, Basil Hallward…
Chapter XIVAt nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of…
Chapter XVThat evening, at eight-thirty, exquisitely dressed and wearing a…
Chapter XVIA cold rain began to fall, and the blurred streetlamps looked ghastly…
Chapter XVIIA week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby…
Chapter XVIIIThe next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of…
Chapter XIX“There is no use your telling me that you are going to be good,”…
Chapter XXIt was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm…

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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