In July 1890, Lippincott’s Magazine published the first edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). The second edition was published in April 1891 by Ward, Lock and Company. The second edition includes an additional seven chapters, and in Chapter 16, Dorian Gray travels into the East End, straight to the contaminated opium dens. 

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Jul 1890

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The Orient in The Novel, Dorian Gray: Imperial Gothic and Fin De Siècle
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