Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Fiction / Classics

Picture of Dorian Gray, The

See Larger Book Cover	Category :	Classics

	Publisher :	Blackstone Audio Inc
	Author :	Oscar Wilde
	Narrator :	Simon Vance

	Length :	7 hours 45 minutes (Unabridged)

Download Price :		$15.49

Format :		Encoded Windows Media

World English

© 2010 Blackstone Audio Inc

ADD TO BASKET

HEAR SAMPLE

“Simon Vance's portrayal of each character is spot-on….a delightfully creepy listen.”—AudioFile

Dorian Gray, a handsome and narcissistic young man, lives thoughtlessly for his own pleasure—an attitude encouraged by the company he keeps. One day, after having his portrait painted, Dorian makes a frivolous Faustian wish: that he should always remain as young and beautiful as he is in that painting, while the portrait grows old in his stead.

The wish comes true, and Dorian soon finds that none of his wicked actions have visible consequences. Realizing that he will appear fresh and unspoiled no matter what kind of life he lives, Dorian becomes increasingly corrupt, unchecked by public opinion. Only the portrait grows degenerate and ugly, a powerful symbol of Dorian’s internal ruin.

Wilde’s dreamlike exploration of life without limits scandalized its late-Victorian audience and has haunted readers’ imaginations for more than a hundred years.

Movie DVD starring Colin Firth, Ben Barnes and Rachel Hurd-Wood releases summer 2010.

Romance, Action, Horror categories

All Action, Adventurers Classic Literature Humor Detective Stories Eros (for adults) Foreign Language Content General Fiction History Based Horror, Suspenseful Religion Based Romantic Science-Fiction, Fantasy Short Stories Thrillers War, Military Western Miscellaneous

Book Finder

Author, Title or Keyword

» Advanced Search

Earworm Recommends

Bleak House

Charles Dickens
Michael Kitchen stars as John Jarndyce in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Dickens’ classic tale of London and the law...$25.49

» More Info

Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection

Edgar Allan Poe

20 of Poe's chilling stories and poems performed by Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone.

$16.99

» More Info

Man in the Iron Mask

Alexandre Dumas
In this concluding episode of the Three Musketeers saga, the actions of Aramis and the other Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and the most dashing of them all, D'Artagnan - bring either honor or disgrace.$29.99

» More Info

Woman in White

Wilkie Collins
A new Radio 4 Classic Serial dramatisation of one of the most popular and influential books of the 19th Century...$20.75

» More Info

Arabian Nights, The: Their Best-Known Tales

edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith
Here is a selection of some of the best-known and best-loved tales of The Arabian Nights, including "Sinbad," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "Aladdin," "The Talking Bird," and "The Fisherman and...$21.75

» More Info


Home	Special Offers	Free	My Library	Basket	Help