The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Introduction
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Summary & Analysis
The Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
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The Mortality of Beauty and Youth
Surfaces, Objects and Appearances
Art and the Imitation of Life
Influence
Women and Men
Quotes
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Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
Basil Hallward
Sybil Vane
James ‘Jim’ Vane
Alan Campbell
The Duchess of Monmouth
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White and Red
The Picture
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Genre
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