The picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 014062033 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Cfreckle of Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on 3/30/2018
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Journal Entry 1 by Cfreckle from Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, March 30, 2018
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence.

The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins, and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895.

Journal Entry 2 by Cfreckle at Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, March 30, 2018
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Journal Entry 3 by Cfreckle at Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 23, 2018
I didn't expect to enjoy this book but actually I really enjoyed reading it.

Journal Entry 4 by Cfreckle at Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (5/24/2018 UTC) at Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom

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Sending it as a birthday group pressie.

Journal Entry 5 by Nataliec7 at Barry, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, June 18, 2018
Thanks for this - looking forward to reading it.

Journal Entry 6 by Nataliec7 at Barry, Wales United Kingdom on Sunday, April 25, 2021
Thoroughly enjoyable read.
Didn't really know what to expect but found the whole book quite enthralling. Did not think I'd like it quite as much as I did.
I would like to know how the picture became 'that way' but I just accepted it and rolled with it. Giving this gem of a book 5 stars as I just couldn't get enough of it!

Released 1 yr ago (5/29/2022 UTC) at Birthday RABCK, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom

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Sending as a birthday RABCK. Sorry that it’s late, hope you enjoy it as much as I did!😊

Journal Entry 8 by wingLittleSuzwing at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, June 6, 2022
Thank you Nataliec7! This was a great surprise to receive today.

Journal Entry 9 by wingLittleSuzwing at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 29, 2023
It was a slow start (despite being a very short novel) but once the plot's thriller-like elements kicked in, I really enjoyed this. Dorian Gray is on a life journey that simply can't last forever, so how long will it take for his misdeeds to catch up with him? And from whom will the final blow fall? I was reasonably aware of how the story ended, but even so those last pages felt fresh and cutting.

Journal Entry 10 by wingLittleSuzwing at Biblos, Chambers Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, February 11, 2024

Released 1 mo ago (2/11/2024 UTC) at Biblos, Chambers Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 11 by wingLittleSuzwing at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, February 11, 2024
This wasn't taken at the meetup so I left it in the Bedlam Theatre LFL on the way home.

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