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Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray

Fiction
English
78934 Words
Ages 16 and up
581
2

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The magazine's editors feared the story was indecent as submitted, so they censored roughly 500 words, without Wilde's knowledge, before publication. But even with that, the story was still greeted with outrage by British reviewers, some of whom suggested that Wilde should be prosecuted on moral grounds, leading Wilde to defend the novel aggressively in letters to the British press. The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian (whimsically) expresses a desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than he. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, and when he subsequently pursues a life of debauchery, the portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging. The Picture of Dorian Gray is considered a work of classic Gothic fiction with a strong Faustian theme. [more]

Keywords: the picture of dorian gray, oscar wilde, dorian gray, satire, gothic fiction, classic literature

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William Thomas Beckford The History of Caliph Vathek

Fiction
English
37003 Words
No Age Recommendation
475
0

Keywords: Arab countries, Gothic fiction

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Stefania Blackthorne Vampires of New York 1

Schicksal

Fantasy
German
69439 Words
Ages 16 and up
838
16

New York 1887: Als die zwanzigjährige Lara gegen ihren Willen verheiratet werden soll, schleicht sich eines Nachts ein Vampir in ihre Träume und bietet ihr seine Hilfe an. Lara hat keine Ahnung, auf welchen Pfad sie sich begeben wird. Sie wird Teil des Black Moon Clans und trifft auf Lucian, den Prinzen der Vampire. Kurz darauf lernt Lara den Vampir Dorian Dawson kennen und lieben. Jedoch werden beide vom Schicksal jäh voneinander getrennt. New York 2017: Eines Tages trifft Lara auf einen Jungvampir namens Julian Dawson, der Dorian zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht. Hat das Schicksal Lara und Dorian wieder zueinandergeführt? Zudem taucht ein weiterer Clan in New York auf: Der Dark Blood Clan und dessen Ankunft verheißt nichts Gutes. [more]

Keywords: Vampir-Romane, Gothic, Fantasy, Romance, Urban-Fantasy, Paranormale-Liebesromane, dramatisch, Vampire, Gothic Romance, Gothic Fiction, New York, Fantasy-Reihe, Fantasy-Serie

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HERMAN MELVILLE PIERRE; OR THE AMBIGUITIES

Fiction
English
153053 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

Pierre; or, The Ambiguities is a novel, the seventh book, by American writer Herman Melville, first published in [more]

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William Beckford Vathek

Horror
English
37005 Words
Ages 8 and up
212
2

Vathek is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. Vathek capitalized on the 18th (and early 19th) century obsession with all things Oriental, which was inspired by Antoine Galland's translation of The Arabian Nights. Beckford was also influenced by similar works from the French writer Voltaire. His originality lay in combining the popular Oriental elements with the Gothic stylings of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto. The result stands alongside Walpole's novel and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in the first rank of early Gothic fiction. The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalised version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers. At the end of the novel, instead of attaining these powers, Vathek descends into a hell ruled by the demon Eblis where he is doomed to wander endlessly and speechlessly. Vathek, the ninth Caliph of the Abassides, ascended to the throne at an early age. He is a majestic figure, terrible in anger (one glance of his flashing eye can make “the wretch on whom it was fixed instantly fall backwards and sometimes expire”), and addicted to the pleasures of the flesh. He is intensely thirsty for knowledge and often invites scholars to converse with him. If he fails to convince the scholar of his points of view, he attempts a bribe; if this does not work, he sends the scholar to prison. To better study astronomy, he builds an observation tower with 11,000 steps. [more]

Keywords: valthek, the history of, the caliph valthek, gothic horror, supernatural thriller, mystery and suspense, historical fiction

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Romit Deb Fiction

Fiction
English
10349 Words
No Age Recommendation
325
0

Fiction is an incredibly beautiful collection of short stories with significant social messages. Fiction will take you through [more]

Keywords: fiction, love, romance, drama, emotion, family, bengali, kolkata, relationship, friendship

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Mehdi A, Mehdi A Fiction

Fiction
English
2320 Words
Ages 6 and up
179
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Alea Gabrusch Go Gothic

In Elfchen

Performing Arts
German
155 Words
No Age Recommendation
482
18

Die darstellende Kunst hat vielerlei Formen und mancherlei Farben. Hier stehen überwiegend die Farben rot und schwarz im Vordergrund. Ein kleiner Einblick in die Atmosphäre des alljährlich zu Pfingsten stattfindenden Wave Gothic Festivals in Leipzig - von Elfchen begleitet. Wartend Auf Musik Der leere Platz Genügt sich auch selbst Gutgelaunt! "Dein scharfes und aufmerksames Auge hat zauberhafte Momente eingefangen und für uns festgehalten." Rezension: anarosa "Leipzig - was für eine Stadt, die solche Werber für sich hat!!! Schaut sie Euch an, hier mit köstlichen Elfchen untermalt, dort direkt in Leipzig - demnächst... Die kurzen Worte geben dem Outfit eine ganz bestimmte Richtung. Danke für die Mitreisegelegenheit." Rezension: abakus [more]

Keywords: Elfchen, Wave Gothic Festival, Leipzig, Kleider, Verkleidung, Kleidung, schwarz, Ketten, beautiful, Wave, Festival, Gothic, Pfingsten, Feier, Fest, schräg, Liebe, Lust, Leidenschaft, Spiel, Stoffwechsel, Porter, Schuhe, Schirm, Spitze, Blässe, vornehm, Treff, Treffpunkt, Besuch, Event, Zurschaustellung, Zusammenhalt, Freude, Spaß, Musik, Gute Laune, Gesinnung, Freundlichkeit, Schwarzweiss, Zweisamkeit, Hochzeit, Glück, Paarweise, Kunst, Nähen, Bildband, Fotos, 2011, Darsteller, Pfingsten 2011, zauberhaft, Momentaufnahmen, Fotografie, Bilder, Leipziger Momente, Leipziger Allerlei [more][Less]

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Reddevil Gothic-Gedichte

Poetry
German
1288 Words
No Age Recommendation
1860
5

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Talecea Crichton GOTHIC CHICK

ME AND ONLY ME

Romance
English
989 Words
No Age Recommendation
556
6

THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY WHO CANT BE WHO THEY WANNA BE BECAUSE OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.AND FOR [more]

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