1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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2. The Picture of Dorian Gray
The only published novel by Oscar Wilde
20 June 1980 in Lippincott's monthly magazine
The book- April 1981
A work of classic gothic horror fiction with a strong Faustian theme
Major changes in the 1981 edition

4. The main characters
Dorian Gray- a handsome and pure-hearted gentleman who promises his soul to maintain his youth forever
Basil Hallward- an artist, the author of the portrait
Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton- a witty, cynical,
      hedonistic dandy, bad influence to Dorian 
Sibyl Vane- Dorian's lover, an actress who commits suicide

6. Themes The purpose of art Influence and responsibility
Aestheticism and duplicity
The supremacy of youth and beauty
The superficial nature of the society

7. Quotations
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.
All art is quite useless
Beauty is a form of genius- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation.
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world it's own shame.
 Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes
Each time that one loves is the only time one has ever loved.

10. Sources http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray

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