The Picture of Dorian Gray
Read the complete The Picture of Dorian Gray learning edition with ordered chapters, clear narration, and vocabulary in context.
Oscar Wilde’s complete 1891 book edition, including The Preface and all twenty chapters, presented in five-sentence readings with original chapter-context illustrations and a lossless source audit.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
1 of 1317 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
- Chapter I The Portrait in Basil’s Studio
- Chapter II The Wish for Eternal Youth
- Chapter III Lord Henry’s Influence
- Chapter IV Sibyl Vane, the Young Actress
- Chapter V A Brother’s Warning
- Chapter VI The Engagement at the Bristol
- Chapter VII Sibyl’s Last Performance
- Chapter VIII The First Change in the Portrait
- Chapter IX Basil’s Visit
- Chapter X The Locked Schoolroom and the Yellow Book
- Chapter XI The Years of the Yellow Book
- Chapter XII Basil’s Final Confrontation
- Chapter XIII The Murder in the Attic
- Chapter XIV Alan Campbell’s Terrible Task
- Chapter XV A Dinner Shadowed by Guilt
- Chapter XVI James Vane in the Opium Den
- Chapter XVII The Face at the Window
- Chapter XVIII The Fatal Hunt
- Chapter XIX The Hope of Reform
- Chapter XX The Picture Revealed
How to complete one 10–15 minute reading lesson of The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Read the scene
Read one five-sentence passage and inspect its contextual illustration.
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Listen and repeat
Play each sentence, tap the target word, and repeat one line aloud.
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Learn in context
Study the verified definition, example sentence, and source-grounded collocations.
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Recall and review
Retell the scene, save the difficult word, and review it today, tomorrow, in three days, and in seven days.