The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by the Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter version, in the form of a novella, was published in the July 1890 edition of the American newspaper Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The complete version of the novel was published in April 1891.

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Featuring: Tolstoy, Leo, garf, 1828-1910. Anah K Đareninah.

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