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The Picture of Dorian Gray , by Oscar Wilde , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of... read more
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Cast of Characters
- Dorian Gray: Add a description of this character.
- Basil Hallward: Artist who paints Dorian Gray.
- Lord Henry Wotton: Friend of Basil's.
- Sibyl Vane: Actress, wins the affections of Dorian Gray.
- Alan Campbell: Chemist, an old friend of Dorian Gray.
- James Vane: Sibyl's brother, a sailor.
Memorable Quotes
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“I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.”
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“To define is to limit.”
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“The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.”
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“The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it.”
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“We live in an age where men treat art as if it were meant to be a form of autobiography.”
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“The bravest man among us is afraid of himself”
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“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.”
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“Each man lived his own life and paid his own price for living it.”
(Dorian Gray's thoughts, after he met Adrian Singleton)
First Sentence
The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.
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