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The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-22-17
- Language: English
- Publisher: Phoenix Books
Regular price: $13.26
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Publisher's Summary
Oscar Wilde's only published full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth. As Basil Hallward, an aspiring artist, puts a few touches on a portrait of his handsome young friend Dorian Gray, Gray wishes that the portrait might grow old while he remains forever young. While Dorian Gray spends his life pursuing fresh experiences and new sensations, his looks do not change. However, the portrait, secretly hidden in the attic of his residence and with which he has grown increasingly obsessed, does. More and more, as Dorian struggles to hide his true identity, the portrait reveals his progressive pathway to dissolution.
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- Brittany Todorov
- 08-10-18
A classic but depressing story
Starts out very thought provoking and then becomes very monotonous and depressing. Still it is a classic, a novel idea and a poignant story of what happens when you don't have any "skin in the game" and do not bear the consequences of your actions. The reader does a good job.
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- Jane Jacobs
- 10-14-17
Incredible performance of a chilling classic!
I never tire of hearing Stephen Fry bring classic literature to life. A brilliant interpretation.
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- Jordyn
- 04-21-18
Wonderful Story Amazing Performance
This story is brought to life with a well paced and rounded performance. A pleasure to listen to.
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- Sean Hayes
- 12-07-17
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry is amazing! he did such a wonderful job this with reading, he really did a stellar job with the different accents and voices for each characters.
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- EG Nolan
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Masterful narration; boring story
Stephen Fry does a wonderful job narrating but I couldn't get into the old story
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- J Greg
- 01-23-18
you will certainly enjoy this book
way good.
way better written than this review.
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
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- Victoria Zaborov
- 07-06-18
Unbelievable!
This must be one of my favorite books and hearing it read by Stephen Fry was unbelievable!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-08-18
Perfect narrator for the Wildean tragedy
Couldn't stop listening - Stephen Fry's enthusiastic narration makes Dorian Gray's clever, harrowing tale even more delightful.
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- Jess H
- 04-20-18
Amazing
I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this book - the commentary from Stephen Fry, the story, the pace - all of it. It is a fantastic piece of literature. Importantly it is still relevant in today’s world and the use of language is wonderful. Highly recommended!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-28-18
Stephen Fry musn't of left his house
great rendition of a classic, can't beat Stephen Fry he should do every book on audible
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- MR ERIC FUREY
- 10-05-17
Fry is perfect for this book.
Stephen Fry's voice and technique are both perfect for the delivery of this story. Accomplished author / accomplished narrator. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-05-18
all time classic, that is more relevant each day.
classic tale that highlights the destructive nature of appearance and facade. more relevant than ever, gray highlights youth, corrupted by the rich and powerful for their own gratification, eventually falling into the condition of beauty is all that matters, sealing his fate as an outcast, beautiful but despised
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- Anonymous User
- 10-04-17
Amazing
Not only one of the worlds greatest writers but read by the worlds best readers and voice of my time.