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Readers journal

"The picture of Dorian


Gray"

by Evelina Koskina 11B


"THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY"
OSKAR WILDE

Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young


man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty.

YEAR OF PUBLISHING

From Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian


Gray, first published in the July 1890 issue of
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. Designed by Marie
Lafourcade, this elegant edition of an all-time
classic is a great addition to any bookshelf.
Characters

BASIL DORIAN GRAY LORD HENRY


A radiantly handsome,
An artist, and a friend of Lord Henry. A nobleman and a close friend
impressionable, and wealthy young
Basil becomes obsessed with Dorian of Basil Hallward. Urbane and
gentleman, whose portrait the artist
after meeting him at a party. He witty, Lord Henry is perpetually
Basil Hallward paints. Under the
claims that Dorian possesses a armed and ready with well-
influence of Lord Henry Wotton,
beauty so rare that it has helped him phrased epigrams criticizing the
Dorian becomes extremely concerned
realize a new kind of art moralism and hypocrisy of
with the transience of his beauty and
begins to pursue his own pleasure Victorian society.
above all else.
Characters

JAMES VANE
SYBIL MRS. VANE

Sibyl’s brother, a sailor bound for Sibyl and James’s mother. Mrs. Vane is a
A poor, beautiful, and talented
Australia. James cares deeply for his faded actress who has consigned herself
actress with whom Dorian falls
in love. Sibyl’s love for Dorian sister and worries about her and her daughter to a tawdry theater
compromises her ability to act, relationship with Dorian. Distrustful company, the owner of which has helped
as her experience of true love in of his mother’s motives, he believes her to pay her debts. She conceives of
life makes her realize the that Mrs. Vane’s interest in Dorian’s Dorian Gray as a wonderful alliance for
falseness of affecting emotions wealth disables her from properly her daughter because of his wealth;
onstage. protecting Sibyl.
Place where story is
happening

TIME PLACE
1880 year London
Chapter 1
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