本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1891 philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde.First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,the editors feared the story was indecent,and without Wilde's knowledge,deleted five hundred words before publication.Despite that censorship,The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers,some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality.In response,Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press.

在线阅读本书 Enthralled by a portrait of himself, young Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to exchange his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Thus he is able to indulge in his desires, as only the portrait bears the traces of his decadence and becomes a nightmarish picture of his soul. Edited with an Introduction by Robert Mighall Preface by Peter Ackroyd

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1891 philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde.First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,the editors feared the story was indecent,and without Wilde's knowledge,deleted five hundred words before publication.Despite that censorship,The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers,some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality.In response,Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press.

在线阅读本书 Enthralled by a portrait of himself, young Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to exchange his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Thus he is able to indulge in his desires, as only the portrait bears the traces of his decadence and becomes a nightmarish picture of his soul. Edited with an Introduction by Robert Mighall Preface by Peter Ackroyd

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY OF OSCAR WILDE'S LIFE AND WORK HISTORICAL CONTEST OF THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY DE PROFUNDIS THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL NOTES INTERPRETIVE NOTES CRITICAL EXCERPTS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER

Contents Introduction by Richard Ellmann The Picture of Dorian Gray Lady Windemere's Fan Salome An Ideal Husband The Importance of being Earnest The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Contents Introduction by Richard Ellmann The Picture of Dorian Gray Lady Windemere's Fan Salome An Ideal Husband The Importance of being Earnest The Ballad of Reading Gaol

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY OF OSCAR WILDE'S LIFE AND WORK HISTORICAL CONTEST OF THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY DE PROFUNDIS THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL NOTES INTERPRETIVE NOTES CRITICAL EXCERPTS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER