The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde | Full audiobook

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[@ParrotFunhouse]

I have enjoyed this audiobook so tremendously I was sorry when it came to an end! Thank you! Fantastic job Arthur Lane! MORE OSCAR WILDE PLEASE!!

[@iamyourfathernamjoon7202]

This is SO helpful. I will actually be able to complete my reading assignments now. Thank you :)

[@genaallerston7299]

I almost fell asleep when reading this book for school on my own. But listening to this keeps me wide awake as I read the words as he spoke.

[@stinkwalker]

What in damnation is happening at 01:04:15, it startled me

[@IncognitaInfernum]

LITERALLY

[@georgeclark2868]

Fuck me that's scary

[@kimberlyorellana526]

SAME I WAS LIKE 😰😰😰

[@draha472]

YES WHAT THE FUCK

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

Yes, I’m not sure why that growling noise was added ?

[@wisdomoftheearlychristians2037]

Oscar Wilde was certainly a brilliant writer. The fact that "art imitates life" can indeed be applied to this book. The tragedy is that you can write any sort of fictional character, but you cannot confuse art and reality. He tried to live the life of Dorian Gray; however, not living in a fictional world, he overlooked the fact that he would age and that actions have consequences, and you cannot write yourself out of them. That was his downfall. He ended up like the living breathing picture of Dorian Gray until the end.

[@rosaliabonayog4934]

Actions have consequences rightfully. Though of things done to him, not one has been imprisoned and forced to a labor camp.

[@stevenash621]

He was arrested for sleeping with men and died in a labor camp. Wtf are you on about.

[@wisdomoftheearlychristians2037]

@@stevenash621 Yes, he was arrested because of his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, AKA "Bosie". His main lapse in judgement , which led to his fall from grace and turning the tide of personal opinion, was his overestimation of what his "fame" would cause people to look the other way. Had he been more circumspect, and not lived in such an outré manner, things may have gone very differently. Had his relationship with Bosie not been as public, he would not have made an enemy of Boisie's father, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, who considered it, not only a breach against his family name, but treated it as some would have done, a hundred years before. He threw down the gauntlet, and challenged Wilde to a duel, *through the courts*. Wilde sued for criminal libel, and was sentenced to hard labor, but he did not die in prison. He was released in 1897 and did not die in prison. He remained in France until his death in Paris, Nov. 30, 1900.

[@HH-mr3iq]

Was he brilliant, though? Wilde's coming across as pompous and a jerk. His being a person I wouldn't like in real life doesn't mean he is automatically a poor author. Obviously. But the fact that his sarcastic contemptuousness for life comes across the page means he lacks a certain skill I prefer in my authors. I definitely was let down by this book.

[@OrroTC]

3:24:11-3:57:12 This is my favorite chapter, it’s super impactful. Rest in peace Sibyl Vane…

[@ItsPennyLanee]

This is something I’ve been meaning to read for awhile but now I can listen instead! Thanks guys.

[@36cmbr]

😊😅 59:38 😊😊

[@36cmbr]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 1:02:51

[@MioPinion-z5k]

Great book. I love old English. Oscar was a genius. He took great risks and if he were alive in the 21st century he would have been able to just be himself.

[@SPACECOWBOY1934]

The "Ah!" 1:03:41 is sending me 😅

[@draha472]

YES WHAT THE FUCK

[@বেড়াল]

thanks to the uploader and the brilliant book reader.

[@llisssss]

this is the best heavy accent-less audiobook i’ve found of this piece but why… are there random sounds in the recording.. i’m trying to fall asleep to this and keep getting scared 😆

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example: 1:04:15

[@gatesofimagination]

It was one of our first recordings, we were still learning and grappling with technical issues during the recording.

[@llisssss]

sorry if that came off rude! i was just super confused :)) thank you for your hard work 🥰@@gatesofimagination

[@stalkek]

@@llisssssJust checked your timestamp and that’s hilarious! The idea of some innocent sleepy listener wondering what the hell is going on!

[@erichowry9356]

I loved hearing this book! Very good!

[@orangejuice8339]

This is so well made. Thank you!

[@hasmikarakelyan256]

This is a lovely reading. Thank you!

[@Eklyss]

Thank you so much. Beautiful reading.

[@Elizabeth94]

Thank you infinitely for the wonderful reading

[@carolnavarrete1638]

Thank you Arthur!!🎉 great reading and of course Great book!

[@sithembilemqadi4052]

Well read. I enjoyed listening.

[@daysioconnor8424]

Thank you!!! ❤

[@mibndevonagui]

I am so enchanted and captured by the voice of Mr. Lane! Thank you for such a wonderful reading. (Do you accept offers and requests by the way? I would like to listen to «Hearts of Three» by Jack London in Mr. Lane's reading much.)

[@gatesofimagination]

We have a program where we choose audiobooks to record together with our channel patrons. We encourage you to join us 😉

[@masonhenderson2112]

Way too many advertisements to even enjoy the book for more than 10 minutes

[@Zythryl]

I’m not getting more than even one per hour.

[@eunicem1542]

I bought premium . Best thing ever! No commercials!

[@joey22306]

Don't be a cheapskate, buy premium.

[@RowdiiRyan]

I'm starting to see what you mean. I'm trapped on an assembly line and can't stop long enough to skip them. Uggh

[@rangofanatic]

use an outside player like musi or youtube vanced. no interruptions

[@cmg2225]

Thanks!!

[@dadjoke.cosplay]

Is this the uncensored version or the original?

[@gatesofimagination]

This is an edition from 1891. The "uncensored" edition is based on the 1890 version, but it is more of a cheap marketing gimmick by the publishers. Some homosexual allusions disappear, while this edition is over 1/3 longer, containing more chapters and introducing additional plotlines. It would be more accurate to call it an extended version rather than an uncensored one.

[@princey_is_chaotic420]

From what i believe, because I bought the uncensored version on Kindle, this is a censored, but extended version of the novel. It's pretty much the same with the only difference of some more explicitly romantic allusions/homosexual dialogue (although the original release did little to hide its queerness). Like the creator told you, originally it was shorter and they added like 4 to 5 chapters more? I forget to count, sorry. The uncensored version was released as "The Picture of Dorian Gray: An Annotated, Uncensored Version" which was published by Oxford in 2011, includes added context notes (obviously) of the story, Oscar Wilde's life and his choices, etc.

[@alitya.in.dreamland2024]

2:10:55 bookmark

[@feathershinecreations1636]

Great book.

[@debwell7248]

How utterly strange! Closed Caption has the introduction saying “The Picture Of Dorian Gray” by Robert Louis Stevenson! 😳

[@gatesofimagination]

This is likely a copy-paste of the introduction and conclusion from another movie sprinkled with a touch of carelessness. Already corrected. Thanks for bringing attention. 😉

[@leamic564]

Ads do intrude :p

[@erichowry9356]

Great book! Well done!

[@ariadneschild8460]

Part romance part crime novel all beautiful.

[@Kayla444_09]

What is going on in the back😭

[@julianacortez5973]

how is there an ad every 20 seconds oh my god

[@Bugbygbygbft]

3:57:13 Bookmark

[@marcosrodo]

Amazing story

[@starryeyes2067]

I appreciate your work, and it's a great narratio, BUT there are far too many ads.

[@HH-mr3iq]

Beginning of Chapter 9

[@T3ph06]

You skipped some paragraphs in chapter XI

[@Sarahndwich]

3:57:12 ch 9

[@Lulu-cc3um]

Too many ads

[@veronicatheawesome8480]

1:40:10 bookmark

[@ImJustAGuest99]

ch.3 1:07:57

[@Person.1844]

My bookmarks!!

[@Person.1844]

19:05

[@noahkirschtein8169]

these random background noises makes this a horro what the FUCK is going on😭

[@kennysmith1925]

Is this Oscar Wilde's best book?

[@tgcme1]

it’s his only book

[@wisedomseeker5002]

01:30 04:30 06:30

[@Bellezebub-the-Dog]

Wasn't it Oscar Wilde who said all art is useless?

[@personunknown491]

I don't believe you read the context of that statement, which btw comes from the preface of this very book.

[@personunknown491]

"We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless."

[@MnDogman]

Does the author or their family even get the money from the 28 ads I got from this whole video?

[@littlemacaroni]

2:05:45

[@ryzengabrielle0727]

BOOKMARKS for when i last stopped

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2:51:24

[@purpleheartz7770]

Did you straight up finish the book after that one bookmark or haven't started it again after the pause? 😂

[@mi4aboujaoude]

1:21:46

[@celestialnymphx]

my timestamp 2:17:27

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1:10:00

[@kyla8040]

4:14:02

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6:27:08

[@felipetillier4976]

Thks

[@poojadwivedi2603]

Chapter 3

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1:15:17

[@MammaZee]

6:27:39 I feel like the small bag and coat have not been dealt with yet

[@Spuddleme]

To much advertising. I give up, and the publisher suffers.

[@pielover-b2i]

3:17

[@RobertsonMilkshakes]

Part me the DPakr ahead of ti plead of innocence it's not charming anymore

[@sky_.88]

9:00

[@teatown4347]

49.05

[@timgluckman8663]

Irritating ads every few minutes

[@xmaseveeve5259]

Adverts!

[@FreeWL]

Много рекламы. A lot of advertising

[@Salma-md4yr]

Wouldnt wish chapter 11 on my worst enemy 😣

[@shrimpsking]

Why

[@Salma-md4yr]

@felt like filler, just very long and boring

[@nelldrake3878]

Coucou mes amis de AN00201

[@anzucrimson7025]

Oh tiens salut xD

[@The.Pickle]

Please don't read the whole book in the same monotone fashion.

[@tgcme1]

that’s the brilliance of his style and why his channel gets so many hits. I’ve listened to him read 1984, Animal Farm, and now this one. and I’ll listen to more. I could listen to his narration for hours. and have. It’s what makes a good audiobook.

[@AnnaMannaWanna]

4:05:31 bookmark

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1:08:09 bookmark

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