It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Merlin Holland
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Set in the decadent world of Victorian London, a beautiful young man called Dorian Gray becomes infatuated by the exquisite portrait that Basil Hallward has painted of him. He makes a Faustian pact that the picture will grow old while he remains forever young. Oscar Wilde's only novel caused an immediate scandal when it was first published in 1890 and its themes of youth and decay, innocence and corruption, art and reality are even more relevant to us in the 21st century than in the 19th. Adapted by Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland and John O'Connor, this delightfully witty version of Wilde's...
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Merlin Holland is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.
This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read The Picture Of Dorian Gray aloud.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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