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Oscar Wilde reads The Picture of Dorian Gray

1854–1900 · Literature Professional narrator Word-accuracy 100.0%

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

About this work

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a public-domain work, here read aloud in a faithful professional narration (no recording of Oscar Wilde's own voice survives).

Who was Oscar Wilde?

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) — Literature.

About the voice

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No recording of Oscar Wilde's voice survives, so The Picture of Dorian Gray is read here in a faithful professional narration — clearly labelled, never passed off as the author.

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