Chapter 8

Chapter 20

Chapter 7

Chapter 6

Chapter 5

Chapter 4

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 3

Chapter 18

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 expresses his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. 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. This reading uses the 20-chapter 1891 version of Wilde's novel. (Summary by Wikipedia)Cast:NARRATOR -  Martin GeesonLord Henry Wotton -  David GoldfarbDorian Gray -  Volunteer Basil Hallward -  AnthonySibyl Vane -  Miss AvariceJames Vane -  David LawrenceDuchess of Monmouth -  AvailleVictor -  Martin GeesonFrancis -  Simon PrideCab Driver -  Simon PrideParker -  Elizabeth KlettLord Fermor -  AnthonyLady Agatha -  SarahDuchess of Harley -  Hannah HarrisSir Thomas Burdon -  Terence TaylorMr. Erskine -  Frank BookerMrs. Vandeleur -  Mary-Beth BlackburnLady Henry -  SusannaMrs. Vane -  Arielle LipshawMrs. Leaf -  Rebeka HarrisMr. Hubbard -  Frank BookerAlan Campbell -  Ernst PattynamaLady Narborough -  Elizabeth KlettLady Ruxton -  Mary-Beth BlackburnAdrian Singleton -  Joseph LawlerWoman -  Lucy PerrySir Geoffrey Clouston -  Mark F. SmithGamekeeper -   Martin GeesonGardener-  Joseph LawlerYoung Man -  Elizabeth KlettOld Gentleman -  Mark F. SmithConstable -  Joseph LawlerAudio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

The actor cast to play dorian gray sounds like my grandfather. Why doesn&#39;t he sound young?

Why does everyone sound young and full of life except for dorian?

This is perhaps the worst audiobook I have ever heard, very difficult to understand and the reader&#39;s inflections don&#39;t actually match the tone of the story.  However, I didn&#39;t give this 1 star because at least it&#39;s free.  If you want a much better free reading get the iTunes U version by Lit2Go, it is the best version I&#39;ve heard so far.

Terrible Audiobook but at least it's Free

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 expresses his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. 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. This reading uses the 20-chapter 1891 version of Wilde's novel. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast:NARRATOR - Martin Geeson Lord Henry Wotton - David Goldfarb Dorian Gray - Volunteer Basil Hallward - Anthony Sibyl Vane - Miss Avarice James Vane - David Lawrence Duchess of Monmouth - Availle Victor - Martin Geeson Francis - Simon Pride Cab Driver - Simon Pride Parker - Elizabeth Klett Lord Fermor - Anthony Lady Agatha - Sarah Duchess of Harley - Hannah Harris Sir Thomas Burdon - Terence Taylor Mr. Erskine - Frank Booker Mrs. Vandeleur - Mary-Beth Blackburn Lady Henry - Susanna Mrs. Vane - Arielle Lipshaw Mrs. Leaf - Rebeka Harris Mr. Hubbard - Frank Booker Alan Campbell - Ernst Pattynama Lady Narborough - Elizabeth Klett Lady Ruxton - Mary-Beth Blackburn Adrian Singleton - Joseph Lawler Woman - Lucy Perry Sir Geoffrey Clouston - Mark F. Smith Gamekeeper - Martin Geeson Gardener- Joseph Lawler Young Man - Elizabeth Klett Old Gentleman - Mark F. Smith Constable - Joseph Lawler Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

Picture of Dorian Gray (version 2 dramatic reading), The by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

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