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AUTHOR: Oscar Wilde     Author's Website Author on Biography Author Sent to Prison Article on History Author on Wikipedia REVIEWS: The Picture of Dorian Gray       The Guardian GoodReads Book Companion In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind. Characters: 52. Amazon rating: 4 1/2 stars. Genre: Fiction.   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: The Picture of Dorian Gray DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: General STORY LINKS: CH1   Adonis on Encyclopedia Britannica. 2   Forest Scene by Robert Schumman on YouTube. 3   The Times (UK) website.     Plato on Encyclopedia Britannica.     Michelangelo Buonarroti on Wikipedia. 4   Cent Nouvelles on Wikipedia.     Manon Lescaut on Wikipedia.     Louis Quartoze (Louis XIV) style on Pinterest.     Lohengrin on Wikipedia.     Richard Wagner's Music on Classical-Music.     Romeo and Juliet on Classical-Music.     Shakespeare on Wikipedia.     Giordano Bruno on Encyclopedia Britannica. 8   Jacobean Tragedy on Wikipedia.     Cyril Tourneur on GradeSaver.     Ophelia on Wikipedia.     Cordelia on Wikipedia. 9   Gautier on Wikipedia.     Michel de Montaigne on Wikipedia.     Johann Joachim Winckelmann on Wikipedia.     St. James's Gazette on Wikipedia. 11   Satyricon on Wikipedia.     Ludwig van Beethoven on Wikipedia.     Bernal Diaz del Castillo on Wikipedia.     Clerical Disciplina on Wikipedia.     Emathia on Wikipedia.     Leonardus Camillus on  Mineralogy.     Democritus on Encyclopedia Britannica.     Marco Polo on Wikipedia.     Peroz on Wikipedia.     Procopius on Wikipedia.     Emperor Anastasius on Wikipedia.     Pope Alexander VI on Wikipedia.     Louis XII on Britannica.     Henry VIII on Wikipedia.     James I on Britannica.     Edward II on Wikipedia.     Henry II on Wikipedia.     Charles the Bold on Wikipedia.     King Chilperic on Wikipedia.     Joan of Burgundy (Joan the Lame) on Wikipedia.     Louis XIV on Wikipedia. 15   Queen Elizabeth II on Wikipedia.     1945 film on IMDB.     1945 film on Wikipedia.     2009 film on IMDB.     2009 film on Wikipedia.     OTHER LINKS:     If you liked The Picture of Dorian Gray you may also like other books in our Fiction Category. To view more posted books, go to Book List. To view books in process, and to suggest new books, go to Books In Process. To view additional authors, go to Author List.