The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1890 gay fiction and queer fantasy play by Oscar Wilde. It takes readers to Great Britain and London, England in the 20th century. Readers will find themes of conduct of life, youthfulness, portraits and morale pratique.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 129 ratings, and 1,825 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3,012 editions across 20 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 52,851 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 246 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 6 h 48 min LibriVox audiobook.
About The Picture of Dorian Gray
**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))
Free audiobook
The Picture of Dorian Gray — LibriVox recording, 6 h 48 min in 14 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?
The Picture of Dorian Gray was written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1890.
What genre is The Picture of Dorian Gray?
It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction, Queer Fantasy, Queer Science Fiction and Gaslamp & Victorian Fantasy.
How long is The Picture of Dorian Gray?
The median edition has 246 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is The Picture of Dorian Gray free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 6 h 48 min.
What books are similar to The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Readers who like it often enjoy A Christmas Carol, The Beetle. A Mystery and Splendors and Glooms.
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