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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Oscar Wilde Biography

Childhood to Adulthood
Writing and Reputation

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Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12–13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapters 17–18
Chapters 19–20

Character List

Critical Essays

Oscar Wilde's Aesthetics
On Tour: Lectures in America, 1882
Three Trials: Oscar Wilde Goes to Court, 1895

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quay a wharf where ships are loaded and unloaded.

merchantman a commercial ship.

coaling filling up with coal.

mackintosh a waterproof raincoat.

Malays native people of Malaysia, Indonesia, and surrounding areas.

marionettes puppets manipulated by strings.

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