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by Oscar Wilde · 1854–1900
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a philosophical fiction and Gothic horror novel published in 1890. When a beautiful young man wishes that his portrait would age instead of himself, his desire becomes terrifyingly real. As Dorian pursues a life of pleasure and moral corruption, he remains eternally youthful while his painted image transforms into a horrifying record of his sins. Wilde explores beauty, morality, and the dangerous influence of hedonistic philosophy in this tale of vanity and its consequences.
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- Read time
- 357 min
- Words
- 78,545
- Chapters
- 20
- Paragraphs
- 1,512
- Price
- Free
- Appearance (Philosophy) -- Fiction
- Conduct of life -- Fiction
- Didactic fiction
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- London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Fiction
- Paranormal fiction
- Portraits -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Fiction
“But must we really see Chicago in order to be educated?”
„Aber müssen wir wirklich Chicago sehen, um gebildet zu sein?“
asked Mr. Erskine plaintively.
fragte Mr. Erskine kläglich.
“I don’t feel up to the journey.”
„Ich fühle mich nicht in der Lage, die Reise zu machen.“
Sir Thomas waved his hand.
Sir Thomas winkte ab.
“Mr. Erskine of Treadley has the world on his shelves.
„Mr. Erskine von Treadley hat die Welt auf seinen Regalen.
We practical men like to see things, not to read about them.
Wir praktischen Männer wollen Dinge sehen, nicht über sie lesen.
The Americans are an extremely interesting people.
Die Amerikaner sind ein extrem interessanter Volk.
They are absolutely reasonable.
Sie sind absolut vernünftig.
I think that is their distinguishing characteristic.
Ich denke, das ist ihr unterscheidendes Merkmal.
Yes, Mr. Erskine, an absolutely reasonable people.
Ja, Mr. Erskine, ein absolut vernünftiges Volk.
I assure you there is no nonsense about the Americans.”
Ich versichere Ihnen, es gibt keinen Unsinn bei den Amerikanern.“
“How dreadful!”
„Wie schrecklich!“
cried Lord Henry.
rief Lord Henry.
“I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable.
„Ich kann rohe Gewalt ertragen, aber rohe Vernunft ist unerträglich.
There is something unfair about its use.
Es ist etwas Unfares an ihrer Verwendung.
It is hitting below the intellect.”
Es ist ein Schlag unter das Intellektuelle.“
About the author
Oscar Wilde1854–1900
Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer born in Dublin in 1854 and died in Paris in 1900.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #174
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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