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6 days ago · Oscar Wilde> Quotes> Quotable Quote. Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more) “It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible....”. ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray. tags: shallow.
4 days ago · The tale of Dorian Gray&’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when it first appeared in 1890, but though Wilde was attacked for the novel&’s corrupting influence, he responded that there is, in fact, &“a terrible moral in Dorian Gray.&”
4 days ago · A beautiful young man, Dorian Gray, sits for a portrait. In the garden of the artist's house he falls into conversation with Lord Wotton, who convinces him that only beauty is worth pursuing. Gray wishes that his portrait, and not himself, might age and show the effects of time. His wish comes true, and wild, hedonistic pursuits horribly disfigure the portrait. This Faustian story caused ...
5 days ago · The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde | AudiobookExplore the timeless classic The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, a captivating novel that delves ...
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5 days ago · Mina- archetypal angel of the house- perfect women- far from the 'new woman'- dutiful wife and mother and her successes are always In the service of men. Mina- moral perfection remains stainless throughout. Resourceful and protective- with Mina leading the the initiation of the crew of light to Dracula in order to kill him.
6 days ago · Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more) “When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”. ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
6 days ago · “..for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.” ― George Eliot, Middlemarch
