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    The Picture of Dorian Gray (dramatic reading)
    The Picture of Dorian Gray (dramatic reading)
    The Picture of Dorian Gray (dramatic reading)
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray (dramatic reading)

    Written by Oscar Wilde

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging. This reading uses the 20-chapter 1891 version of Wilde's novel. (Summary by Wikipedia)


    Cast:

    NARRATOR - Martin Geeson
    Lord Henry Wotton - David Goldfarb
    Dorian Gray - Algy Pug
    Basil Hallward - Anthony
    Sibyl Vane - Miss Avarice
    James Vane - David Lawrence
    Duchess of Monmouth - Availle
    Victor - Martin Geeson
    Francis - Simon Pride
    Cab Driver - Simon Pride
    Parker - Elizabeth Klett
    Lord Fermor - Anthony
    Lady Agatha - Sarah
    Duchess of Harley - Hannah Harris
    Sir Thomas Burdon - Terence Taylor
    Mr. Erskine - Frank Booker
    Mrs. Vandeleur - Mary-Beth Blackburn
    Lady Henry - Susanna
    Mrs. Vane - Arielle Lipshaw
    Mrs. Leaf - Rebeka Harris
    Mr. Hubbard - Frank Booker
    Alan Campbell - Ernst Pattynama
    Lady Narborough - Elizabeth Klett
    Lady Ruxton - Mary-Beth Blackburn
    Adrian Singleton - Joseph Lawler
    Woman - Lucy Perry
    Sir Geoffrey Clouston - Mark F. Smith
    Gamekeeper - Martin Geeson
    Gardener- Joseph Lawler
    Young Man - Elizabeth Klett
    Old Gentleman - Mark F. Smith
    Constable - Joseph Lawler

    Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Picture of Dorian Gray (dramatic reading)
    Author

    Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and then at Magdalen College Oxford where he started the cult of 'Aestheticism', which involves making an art of life. Following his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he published several books of stories ostensibly for children and one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891). Wilde's first success as a playwright was with Lady Windemere's Fan in 1892. He followed this up with A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, all performed on the London stage between 1892 and 1895. However Wilde's homosexual relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas was exposed by the young man's father, the Marquis of Queensbury. Wilde brought a libel suit against Queensbury but lost and was sentenced to two year's imprisonment. He was released in 1897 and fled to France where he died a broken man in 1900.

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    • 3/5
      I love Wilde’s word play, but the plot was too slow for me.
    • 5/5
      I love this story! It is a classic good vs evil saga with a lesson for all!
    • 4/5
      It's a great book but Dorians voice doesn't sound youthful